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12-6.

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Reduce hospitalizations of older adults with congestive heart failure as the principal diagnosis.

Target and baseline:

Objective

Reduction in Hospitalizations of Older Adults With Congestive Heart Failure as the Principal Diagnosis

1997
Baseline

2010
Target

Per 1,000 Population

12-6a.

Adults aged 65 to 74 years

13.2

6.5

12-6b.

Adults aged 75 to 84 years

26.7

13.5

12-6c.

Adults aged 85 years and older

52.7

26.5

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS), CDC, NCHS.

Adults With Congestive Heart Failure as Principal Diagnosis, 1997

Heart Failure Hospitalizations

12-6a.
Aged
65 to 74 Years

12-6b.
Aged
75 to 84 Years

12-6c.
Aged
85 Years and Older

Rate per 1,000

TOTAL

13.2

26.7

52.7

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native

DSU

DSU

DSU

Asian or Pacific Islander

DSU

DSU

DSU

Asian

DNC

DNC

DNC

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

DNC

DNC

DNC

Black or African American

20.0

21.4

47.0

White

9.9

21.4

41.8

 

Hispanic or Latino

DSU

DSU

DSU

Not Hispanic or Latino

DSU

DSU

DSU

Black or African American

DSU

DSU

DSU

White

DSU

DSU

DSU

Gender

Female

11.5

25.0

50.2

Male

15.3

29.2

58.8

Education level

Less than high school

DNC

DNC

DNC

High school graduate

DNC

DNC

DNC

At least some college

DNC

DNC

DNC

Disability status

People with disabilities

DNC

DNC

DNC

People without disabilities

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNA = Data have not been analyzed.  DNC = Data are not collected.  DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.