Table Data - Rate of Preventable Hospital Admissions (5-year estimate) in Shelby County, AL (DISCONTINUED)
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| Title | Rate of Preventable Hospital Admissions (5-year estimate) in Shelby County, AL (DISCONTINUED) |
|---|---|
| Series ID | DMPCRATE001117 |
| Source | Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare |
| Release | Preventable Hospital Admissions (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Units | Rate |
| Date Range | 2008-01-01 to 2015-01-01 |
| Last Updated | 2018-07-03 2:13 PM CDT |
| Notes | The Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare calculates preventable hospital admissions by considering the discharges for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions from short-stay acute care hospitals per 1,000 medicare enrollees. This is measured as a 5-year average and is adjusted for age, sex, and race. For more information, see Regional and Racial Variation in Primary Care and the Quality of Care among Medicare Beneficiaries (2010). |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 | 61.3499999046326 |
| 2009-01-01 | 59.7799999713898 |
| 2010-01-01 | 57.2099999189377 |
| 2011-01-01 | 55.3809999995865 |
| 2012-01-01 | 53.3159999996424 |
| 2013-01-01 | 51.0109999999404 |
| 2014-01-01 | 46.7679999996908 |
| 2015-01-01 | 40.0289999996312 |
