2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.51c

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Table 1.51c
Percent of heart failure patients who received recommended hospital care,^a all payers, by State, 2004 and 2006

State	2006	2004
State	Percent^b	Percent^b
Total	81.9	76.1
Alabama	87.0	74.5
Alaska	78.0	78.5
Arizona	78.5	79.0
Arkansas	82.0	65.5
California	83.5	76.0
Colorado	82.0	77.0
Connecticut	90.0	86.5
Delaware	84.0	81.0
District of Columbia	87.0	86.5
Florida	85.5	78.0
Georgia	80.5	74.0
Hawaii	82.0	75.5
Idaho	78.0	76.5
Illinois	80.0	79.5
Indiana	85.5	75.5
Iowa	83.5	72.0
Kansas	68.5	64.5
Kentucky	79.0	67.5
Louisiana	79.0	73.0
Maine	88.5	85.5
Maryland	89.0	83.5
Massachusetts	88.5	85.0
Michigan	87.0	80.0
Minnesota	80.5	75.5
Mississippi	80.0	66.5
Missouri	76.5	73.5
Montana	77.5	66.0
Nebraska	83.5	74.5
Nevada	69.5	78.5
New Hampshire	73.0	82.0
New Jersey	90.0	84.0
New Mexico	91.0	67.0
New York	70.5	81.5
North Carolina	82.5	77.0
North Dakota	88.0	74.5
Ohio	86.5	83.0
Oklahoma	73.5	71.0
Oregon	82.0	78.5
Pennsylvania	84.0	74.5
Rhode Island	91.0	88.5
South Carolina	87.0	75.5
South Dakota	75.0	68.5
Tennessee	80.5	70.5
Texas	81.5	72.5
Utah	76.5	70.5
Vermont	86.0	76.0
Virginia	89.0	77.0
Washington	83.5	73.5
West Virginia	85.0	73.0
Wisconsin	80.0	81.0
Wyoming	69.0	71.0

^a Recommended hospital care for heart failure includes evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction and prescription of an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker at discharge for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

^b State average percent precalculated and supplied as part of the Hospital Compare database. The 2004 data reflect care for the period January to June 2004; the 2006 data reflect care for the period April 2005 to March 2006.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.