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2010 Preventable hospital stays

Summary Information

Range in North Carolina (Min-Max):	31-139
Overall in North Carolina:	73
Target Value:	55 (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure:	Health Factors - Clinical Care (Quality of Care)
Weight in Health Factors:	5%
Years of Data Used:	2005-2006

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What It Is:

Preventable hospital stays are measured as the hospital discharge rate for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions per 1,000 Medicare enrollees.

Where It Comes From:

Estimates of preventable hospital stays were calculated for the County Health Rankings by the authors of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care using Medicare claims data for the years 2005–2006.

Reason for Ranking:

Hospitalization for diagnoses amenable to outpatient services suggests that the quality of care provided in the outpatient setting was less than ideal. The measure may also represent the population’s tendency to overuse the hospital as a main source of care.

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No of Medicare enrollees	Number of Medicare enrollees, 2005-2006
ACSC Rate	Discharges for ACSC/Medicare Enrollees * 1,000
Error Margin	95% confidence interval reported by Dartmouth Institute
Z-Score	(Measure - Average of NC counties)/(Standard Deviation)

Place	No of Medicare enrollees	ACSC Rate	Error Margin	Z-Score
Alamance	29,764	60	57-62	-0.94
Alexander	6,943	68	62-74	-0.52
Alleghany	3,716	122	110-133	2.11
Anson	6,564	98	91-105	0.94
Ashe	8,529	73	67-79	-0.28
Avery	4,226	139	128-151	2.98
Beaufort	14,258	86	81-91	0.37
Bertie	6,188	79	72-85	0.01
Bladen	8,211	79	73-85	0.01
Brunswick	30,242	77	74-81	-0.07
Buncombe	64,095	49	47-51	-1.45
Burke	21,998	78	74-82	-0.03
Cabarrus	34,639	86	83-90	0.38
Caldwell	19,915	86	82-91	0.38
Camden	2,224	84	72-96	0.27
Carteret	18,414	87	83-91	0.41
Caswell	4,032	70	62-77	-0.45
Catawba	36,803	51	49-53	-1.37
Chatham	11,540	55	51-59	-1.15
Cherokee	9,052	54	49-59	-1.22
Chowan	4,992	57	50-63	-1.08
Clay	3,907	59	51-67	-0.97
Cleveland	27,545	86	83-90	0.36
Columbus	15,033	112	107-118	1.65
Craven	27,416	72	68-75	-0.35
Cumberland	47,682	63	61-65	-0.77
Currituck	4,538	90	81-99	0.56
Dare	8,397	72	66-78	-0.34
Davidson	25,288	86	83-90	0.38
Davie	7,593	71	65-77	-0.38
Duplin	12,428	112	106-118	1.63
Durham	38,537	58	55-60	-1.03
Edgecombe	12,707	81	76-85	0.09
Forsyth	50,787	69	67-72	-0.46
Franklin	9,192	82	76-88	0.16
Gaston	44,575	83	80-86	0.22
Gates	2,828	75	65-84	-0.20
Graham	2,611	56	47-65	-1.12
Granville	9,658	81	76-87	0.12
Greene	3,215	80	71-90	0.07
Guilford	76,394	56	54-58	-1.11
Halifax	16,207	93	89-98	0.72
Harnett	19,384	108	104-113	1.45
Haywood	19,671	59	55-62	-0.98
Henderson	35,241	50	47-52	-1.42
Hertford	6,060	77	71-83	-0.08
Hoke	3,668	76	67-84	-0.15
Hyde	1,507	97	82-112	0.89
Iredell	33,354	96	92-99	0.84
Jackson	10,346	80	74-85	0.05
Johnston	23,151	101	97-105	1.08
Jones	2,053	86	74-98	0.34
Lee	13,723	74	69-78	-0.24
Lenoir	19,262	102	97-106	1.13
Lincoln	16,050	73	68-77	-0.30
Macon	13,697	42	39-46	-1.78
Madison	5,964	51	45-57	-1.37
Martin	7,666	116	109-123	1.83
McDowell	11,888	59	54-63	-0.97
Mecklenburg	117,552	62	61-64	-0.80
Mitchell	5,953	85	78-93	0.32
Montgomery	6,328	84	77-91	0.28
Moore	31,555	53	51-56	-1.24
Nash	22,712	72	69-76	-0.32
New Hanover	44,896	57	55-59	-1.07
Northampton	6,508	91	84-98	0.61
Onslow	24,509	88	85-92	0.48
Orange	21,448	47	44-49	-1.58
Pamlico	4,389	66	58-73	-0.64
Pasquotank	9,092	76	71-82	-0.12
Pender	11,099	79	74-85	0.03
Perquimans	4,384	76	68-84	-0.12
Person	10,057	79	74-85	0.03
Pitt	25,673	64	61-67	-0.74
Polk	8,239	47	43-52	-1.54
Randolph	27,346	69	66-72	-0.49
Richmond	12,174	118	112-124	1.91
Robeson	25,883	112	107-116	1.61
Rockingham	21,312	112	107-116	1.63
Rowan	27,677	67	64-70	-0.56
Rutherford	18,489	63	59-67	-0.77
Sampson	14,488	98	93-103	0.95
Scotland	8,014	105	98-112	1.28
Stanly	16,300	65	61-69	-0.68
Stokes	6,738	109	101-117	1.47
Surry	16,094	96	91-101	0.85
Swain	2,773	129	115-143	2.47
Transylvania	12,361	31	27-34	-2.37
Tyrrell	1,109	61	47-75	-0.87
Union	27,964	69	66-72	-0.47
Vance	10,092	74	69-80	-0.21
Wake	106,786	57	56-59	-1.05
Warren	3,981	75	68-83	-0.17
Washington	4,095	97	88-106	0.88
Watauga	11,002	89	83-94	0.49
Wayne	26,881	74	71-78	-0.21
Wilkes	14,750	112	106-117	1.63
Wilson	19,344	76	72-80	-0.13
Yadkin	6,629	88	80-95	0.44
Yancey	5,446	78	70-85	-0.05

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2010 Preventable hospital stays

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