Table Data - Rate of Preventable Hospital Admissions (5-year estimate) in Luzerne County, PA (DISCONTINUED)
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| Title | Rate of Preventable Hospital Admissions (5-year estimate) in Luzerne County, PA (DISCONTINUED) |
|---|---|
| Series ID | DMPCRATE042079 |
| 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 2:11 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 | 70.6599998474121 |
| 2009-01-01 | 66.5999999046326 |
| 2010-01-01 | 64.8699998855591 |
| 2011-01-01 | 68.8209999995306 |
| 2012-01-01 | 68.3969999998808 |
| 2013-01-01 | 61.5229999995790 |
| 2014-01-01 | 55.0989999999292 |
| 2015-01-01 | 58.3649999997579 |
