2010 Hospice use

Summary Information

Range in Michigan (Min-Max): 7%-55%
Overall in Michigan: 38%
Target Value: 45% (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Clinical Care (Quality of Care)
Weight in Health Factors: 2.5%
Years of Data Used: 2001-2005
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The counties are shaded with lighter counties having a better rank. Gray counties are not reported (NR).
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The hospice use measure represents the percent of chronically ill Medicare patients who enrolled in hospice care in the last six months of life.

Estimates of hospice use were calculated for the County Health Rankings by the authors of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care using Medicare claims data for the years 2001–2005.

There is wide consensus that hospice services provide superior comprehensive end-of-life care for individuals than care in an institution.

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% Hospice Use Percent of Chronically Ill Medicare enrollees admitted to hospice in last 6 months of life
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by Dartmouth Institute
Z-Score (Measure - Average of MI counties)/(Standard Deviation)
Place% Hospice UseError MarginZ-Score
Alcona38%29-51-0.46
Alger24%15-390.97
Allegan41%35-48-0.78
Alpena44%36-54-1.04
Antrim25%18-340.93
Arenac31%23-430.25
Baraga21%13-341.33
Barry38%32-47-0.49
Bay35%31-39-0.12
Benzie29%21-410.45
Berrien30%27-340.35
Branch17%13-231.71
Calhoun32%28-360.17
Cass28%23-350.60
Charlevoix35%27-44-0.08
Cheboygan55%45-67-2.14
Chippewa19%14-271.48
Clare46%38-55-1.24
Clinton34%28-410.01
Crawford29%20-440.44
Delta20%15-251.46
Dickinson9%6-132.56
Eaton37%32-43-0.35
Emmet32%25-400.20
Genesee41%38-43-0.70
Gladwin35%27-44-0.08
Gogebic9%5-152.56
Grand Traverse30%25-350.40
Gratiot24%19-301.03
Hillsdale32%26-400.16
Houghton22%17-281.20
Huron37%31-44-0.35
Ingham43%39-47-0.95
Ionia36%30-44-0.23
Iosco35%29-42-0.12
Iron0.00
Isabella35%28-43-0.09
Jackson31%28-350.27
Kalamazoo37%34-41-0.38
Kalkaska23%16-351.09
Kent47%44-49-1.33
KeweenawNR
Lake40%29-54-0.62
Lapeer39%33-46-0.58
Leelanau25%17-370.88
Lenawee32%28-370.14
Livingston42%37-48-0.86
Luce32%19-560.15
Mackinac24%16-361.02
Macomb41%39-42-0.70
Manistee23%18-311.07
Marquette37%32-43-0.33
Mason29%23-370.49
Mecosta40%32-50-0.66
Menominee7%4-122.76
Midland41%36-48-0.79
Missaukee44%32-61-1.06
Monroe38%34-43-0.47
Montcalm43%37-50-0.96
Montmorency42%32-55-0.82
Muskegon40%37-45-0.69
Newaygo31%25-390.24
Oakland43%42-45-0.99
Oceana29%22-380.47
Ogemaw39%31-50-0.56
Ontonagon0.00
Osceola38%29-50-0.44
Oscoda30%21-450.33
Otsego45%36-58-1.21
Ottawa51%47-56-1.79
Presque Isle54%42-69-2.08
Roscommon38%31-45-0.42
Saginaw34%31-370.00
Sanilac29%23-360.51
Schoolcraft16%9-281.80
Shiawassee27%22-320.73
St. Clair31%27-350.30
St. Joseph29%24-350.48
Tuscola36%30-42-0.20
Van Buren36%31-42-0.22
Washtenaw46%42-50-1.26
Wayne38%37-39-0.42
Wexford52%43-63-1.89

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"