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Preventable Hospitalizations - Ages 65-74
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United States Value:
1,482
Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 65-74 enrolled in the fee-for-service program
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Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 65-74 enrolled in the fee-for-service program
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Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 65-74 enrolled in the fee-for-service program
Trend: Preventable Hospitalizations - Ages 65-74 in United States, 2023 Senior Report
Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 65-74 enrolled in the fee-for-service program
United States
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U.S. HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Minority Health, Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool
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Preventable Hospitalizations - Ages 65-74
Trend: Preventable Hospitalizations - Ages 65-74 in United States, 2023 Senior Report
Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 65-74 enrolled in the fee-for-service program
United States
Source:
U.S. HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Minority Health, Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool
About Preventable Hospitalizations - Ages 65-74
US Value: 1,482
Top State(s): Hawaii: 736
Bottom State(s): West Virginia: 2,568
Definition: Discharges following hospitalization for ambulatory-care sensitive conditions (PQI 90) per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 65-74 enrolled in the fee-for-service program
Data Source and Years: 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 2023.
Preventable hospitalizations may lead to additional morbidity and mortality, loss of functional abilities and increased health care expenditures. The number of potentially preventable hospitalizations reflects the quality of primary care and use of primary care outpatient services.
Preventable hospitalizations are costly. The total cost of potentially preventable hospitalizations among adults in 2017 was $33.7 billion.
The prevalence of preventable hospitalizations is higher among:
- Older men compared with older women.
- American Indian/Alaska Native and Black older adults compared with Asian and white older adults.
Older adults living in low-income neighborhoods compared with those living in higher-income neighborhoods.
Some hospital admissions related to chronic conditions or acute illnesses may be prevented through adequate management and treatment in outpatient settings. For older adults, continuous care with a physician is associated with fewer preventable hospitalizations. Strategies that target populations at high-risk of hospitalization, such as older adults, patients taking multiple medications and those with multiple conditions or functional impairments, are effective at reducing the risk of 30-day hospital readmission.
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