Table 1.94b
Percent of Medicare pneumonia patients who received the first dose of antibiotic within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital, by State, 2002 and 2003 |
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2003 |
2002 |
| State |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
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|
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| United States |
67.0 |
1.1 |
63.1 |
1.2 |
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|
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| Alabama |
62.9 |
2.6 |
64.6 |
2.5 |
| Alaska |
68.6 |
2.4 |
62.5 |
2.3 |
| Arizona |
63.5 |
2.5 |
56.8 |
2.5 |
| Arkansas |
71.9 |
2.3 |
61.8 |
2.5 |
| California |
64.2 |
2.5 |
63.5 |
2.4 |
| Colorado |
76.6 |
2.2 |
66.4 |
2.3 |
| Connecticut |
67.1 |
2.5 |
57.2 |
2.5 |
| Delaware |
62.0 |
2.5 |
46.1 |
2.5 |
| District of Columbia |
54.2 |
2.7 |
53.6 |
2.6 |
| Florida |
56.8 |
2.7 |
53.1 |
2.6 |
| Georgia |
59.9 |
2.6 |
60.8 |
2.5 |
| Hawaii |
69.3 |
2.4 |
71.8 |
2.2 |
| Idaho |
67.6 |
2.3 |
66.7 |
2.3 |
| Illinois |
73.4 |
2.3 |
69.4 |
2.4 |
| Indiana |
74.5 |
2.3 |
67.5 |
2.4 |
| Iowa |
78.3 |
2.1 |
72.7 |
2.2 |
| Kansas |
72.7 |
2.2 |
68.4 |
2.4 |
| Kentucky |
67.0 |
2.5 |
67.5 |
2.5 |
| Louisiana |
64.0 |
2.5 |
61.8 |
2.5 |
| Maine |
63.3 |
2.5 |
62.8 |
2.4 |
| Maryland |
69.3 |
2.4 |
54.7 |
2.5 |
| Massachusetts |
67.3 |
2.4 |
62.8 |
2.4 |
| Michigan |
60.6 |
2.6 |
62.7 |
2.5 |
| Minnesota |
74.9 |
2.3 |
62.4 |
2.4 |
| Mississippi |
71.3 |
2.4 |
62.7 |
2.5 |
| Missouri |
70.2 |
2.3 |
65.3 |
2.4 |
| Montana |
72.3 |
2.3 |
73.8 |
2.1 |
| Nebraska |
76.8 |
2.2 |
73.5 |
2.2 |
| Nevada |
56.5 |
2.6 |
59.5 |
2.5 |
| New Hampshire |
67.4 |
2.4 |
67.8 |
2.3 |
| New Jersey |
62.0 |
2.6 |
61.0 |
2.4 |
| New Mexico |
62.5 |
2.5 |
56.1 |
2.4 |
| New York |
57.9 |
2.6 |
56.2 |
2.5 |
| North Carolina |
66.8 |
2.5 |
62.1 |
2.5 |
| North Dakota |
74.2 |
2.2 |
75.4 |
2.2 |
| Ohio |
66.2 |
2.5 |
65.7 |
2.5 |
| Oklahoma |
69.8 |
2.3 |
66.4 |
2.4 |
| Oregon |
72.5 |
2.3 |
67.0 |
2.4 |
| Pennsylvania |
69.5 |
2.4 |
67.4 |
2.3 |
| Puerto Rico |
27.9 |
2.6 |
18.7 |
2.0 |
| Rhode Island |
68.5 |
2.6 |
63.2 |
2.4 |
| South Carolina |
64.1 |
2.6 |
57.0 |
2.6 |
| South Dakota |
80.6 |
2.0 |
76.9 |
2.1 |
| Tennessee |
62.7 |
2.6 |
65.8 |
2.4 |
| Texas |
65.2 |
2.5 |
64.1 |
2.5 |
| Utah |
72.3 |
2.3 |
66.4 |
2.3 |
| Vermont |
73.4 |
2.2 |
68.1 |
2.3 |
| Virginia |
66.5 |
2.5 |
59.2 |
2.4 |
| Washington |
68.1 |
2.4 |
68.8 |
2.3 |
| West Virginia |
63.2 |
2.5 |
55.0 |
2.5 |
| Wisconsin |
71.0 |
2.4 |
70.0 |
2.4 |
| Wyoming |
75.7 |
2.2 |
70.4 |
2.2 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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