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Wisconsin Value:

2,376

Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 18 and older enrolled in the fee-for-service program

Wisconsin Rank:

18

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Preventable Hospitalizations by State

Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 18 and older enrolled in the fee-for-service program

Top StatesRankValue
11,432
21,435
31,481
Your StateRankValue
172,355
182,376
Bottom StatesRankValue

Preventable Hospitalizations

11,432
21,435
31,481
41,491
51,695
61,723
71,757
91,844
101,863
112,096
122,103
132,151
142,179
152,247
162,273
172,355
182,376
202,496
222,540
232,557
242,576
272,752
282,826
312,846
322,847
352,984
363,022
373,036
383,055
393,058
403,061
413,092
423,111
443,280
453,340
453,340
473,435
493,548
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  • U.S. HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Minority Health, Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool, 2021

Preventable Hospitalizations Trends

Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 18 and older enrolled in the fee-for-service program

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About Preventable Hospitalizations

US Value: 2,681

Top State(s): Idaho: 1,432

Bottom State(s): West Virginia: 3,874

Definition: Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 18 and older enrolled in the fee-for-service program

Data Source and Years(s): U.S. HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Minority Health, Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool, 2021

Suggested Citation: America's Health Rankings analysis of U.S. HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Minority Health, Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool, United Health Foundation, AmericasHealthRankings.org, accessed 2024.

Some hospital admissions related to chronic conditions or acute illnesses are avoidable through adequate management and treatment in outpatient settings. The number of preventable hospitalizations reflects the overuse of the hospital as a primary source of care and provides insight into issues with accessibility and quality of outpatient primary care services. 

Preventable hospitalizations place financial burdens on patients, insurance providers and hospitals. In 2017, $33.7 billion in hospital costs were attributable to preventable hospitalizations, the majority for chronic conditions such as heart failure, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 

 

Populations that experience higher rates of preventable hospitalizations include: 

Continuous outpatient care for acute or chronic conditions can prevent complications, more severe disease and the need for hospitalization among the general population and among older adults in particular. A 2019 study found that Medicaid expansion was associated with a reduction in hospitalizations for conditions that could be treated in an outpatient setting. 

 

Healthy People 2030 has numerous objectives related to hospitals and emergency services that focus on reducing preventable hospital stays and improving hospital care.

Kao, Yu-Hsiang, Wei-Ting Lin, Wan-Hsuan Chen, Shiao-Chi Wu, and Tung-Sung Tseng. “Continuity of Outpatient Care and Avoidable Hospitalization: A Systematic Review.” The American Journal of Managed Care 25, no. 4 (April 1, 2019): e126–34. 
https://www.ajmc.com/view/continuity-of-outpatient-care-and-avoidable-hospitalization-a-systematic-review.

McDermott, Kimberly W., and H. Joanna Jiang. “Characteristics and Costs of Potentially Preventable Inpatient Stays, 2017.” Statistical Brief #259. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, June 2020. https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb259-Potentially-Preventable-Hospitalizations-2017.jsp.

Moy, Ernest, Eva Chang, and Marguerite Barrett. “Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations - United States, 2001-2009.” MMWR Supplements 62, no. 3 (November 22, 2013): 139–43. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su6203a23.htm.

Nyweide, David J., Denise L. Anthony, Julie P. W. Bynum, Robert L. Strawderman, William B. Weeks, Lawrence P. Casalino, and Elliott S. Fisher. “Continuity of Care and the Risk of Preventable Hospitalization in Older Adults.” JAMA Internal Medicine 173, no. 20 (November 11, 2013): 1879–85. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.10059.

Penchansky, Roy, and J. William Thomas. “The Concept of Access: Definition and Relationship to Consumer Satisfaction.” Medical Care 19, no. 2 (1981): 127–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-198102000-00001.

Rosano, Aldo, Christian Abo Loha, Roberto Falvo, Jouke van der Zee, Walter Ricciardi, Gabriella Guasticchi, and Antonio Giulio de Belvis. “The Relationship between Avoidable Hospitalization and Accessibility to Primary Care: A Systematic Review.” European Journal of Public Health 23, no. 3 (May 29, 2012): 356–60. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cks053.

Wen, Hefei, Kenton J. Johnston, Lindsay Allen, and Teresa M. Waters. “Medicaid Expansion Associated With Reductions In Preventable Hospitalizations.” Health Affairs 38, no. 11 (November 1, 2019): 1845–49. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00483.

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