Table 1.93b Percent of Medicare pneumonia patients who have blood cultures collected before antibiotics are administered, by State, 2002 and 2003 |
|
2003 |
2002 |
State |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
81.2 |
0.8 |
81.0 |
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Alabama |
80.9 |
2.9 |
80.0 |
2.7 |
Alaska |
87.2 |
2.5 |
82.4 |
2.5 |
Arizona |
80.0 |
2.9 |
85.9 |
2.5 |
Arkansas |
84.9 |
2.5 |
82.7 |
2.7 |
California |
78.4 |
2.8 |
84.9 |
2.3 |
Colorado |
83.6 |
2.7 |
79.5 |
2.8 |
Connecticut |
85.1 |
2.6 |
85.3 |
2.4 |
Delaware |
80.5 |
2.8 |
81.4 |
2.6 |
District of Columbia |
56.5 |
3.3 |
64.2 |
3.5 |
Florida |
82.8 |
2.5 |
79.5 |
2.7 |
Georgia |
79.1 |
2.7 |
76.7 |
3.1 |
Hawaii |
90.2 |
2.4 |
86.1 |
2.5 |
Idaho |
90.1 |
2.4 |
85.8 |
2.8 |
Illinois |
80.9 |
2.8 |
83.3 |
2.7 |
Indiana |
84.9 |
2.6 |
78.7 |
3.2 |
Iowa |
82.4 |
2.5 |
87.7 |
2.1 |
Kansas |
84.0 |
2.5 |
81.3 |
2.7 |
Kentucky |
79.6 |
2.8 |
78.1 |
3.1 |
Louisiana |
77.6 |
3.0 |
81.7 |
2.7 |
Maine |
82.5 |
2.6 |
85.8 |
2.2 |
Maryland |
78.3 |
2.7 |
76.7 |
2.6 |
Massachusetts |
78.2 |
3.0 |
75.8 |
2.9 |
Michigan |
75.7 |
3.0 |
77.0 |
3.2 |
Minnesota |
84.8 |
2.7 |
83.9 |
2.9 |
Mississippi |
77.2 |
3.1 |
80.1 |
2.9 |
Missouri |
78.3 |
2.8 |
80.4 |
2.6 |
Montana |
87.9 |
2.7 |
81.9 |
2.8 |
Nebraska |
82.4 |
2.8 |
78.3 |
3.2 |
Nevada |
71.6 |
3.3 |
65.2 |
3.2 |
New Hampshire |
87.4 |
2.1 |
85.8 |
2.2 |
New Jersey |
76.4 |
3.0 |
76.9 |
2.8 |
New Mexico |
85.7 |
2.4 |
80.7 |
2.5 |
New York |
73.0 |
3.2 |
80.2 |
2.8 |
North Carolina |
84.5 |
2.8 |
85.6 |
2.9 |
North Dakota |
79.3 |
3.1 |
82.4 |
2.9 |
Ohio |
76.6 |
2.9 |
82.6 |
2.6 |
Oklahoma |
76.5 |
2.7 |
82.4 |
2.6 |
Oregon |
83.1 |
2.6 |
85.3 |
2.4 |
Pennsylvania |
86.5 |
2.3 |
83.7 |
2.4 |
Puerto Rico |
75.8 |
3.4 |
67.9 |
3.2 |
Rhode Island |
77.9 |
2.6 |
74.2 |
2.5 |
South Carolina |
76.3 |
3.1 |
79.5 |
3.0 |
South Dakota |
83.8 |
2.5 |
81.1 |
2.6 |
Tennessee |
80.8 |
2.8 |
81.6 |
2.8 |
Texas |
82.9 |
2.6 |
81.2 |
2.8 |
Utah |
90.3 |
2.4 |
81.8 |
3.0 |
Vermont |
83.0 |
2.6 |
85.8 |
2.5 |
Virginia |
82.9 |
2.8 |
83.5 |
2.6 |
Washington |
82.9 |
2.8 |
83.7 |
2.5 |
West Virginia |
82.1 |
2.5 |
78.1 |
2.8 |
Wisconsin |
85.3 |
2.6 |
87.7 |
2.5 |
Wyoming |
86.1 |
2.7 |
87.4 |
2.6 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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