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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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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