Potentially preventable hospitalizations for acute and chronic conditions in Alaska, 2010-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Prevention Quality Indicators comprise acute and chronic conditions for which hospitalization can be potentially prevented by high-quality ambulatory care. The Healthy Alaska 2020 initiative (HA2020) targeted reducing potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPH) for acute and chronic conditions among its health indicators. We estimated the PPH rate for adults aged ≥ 18 years in Alaska during 2010-2012.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of state-wide hospital discharge data obtained from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and the Indian Health Service. We calculated average annual PPH rates/1000 persons for acute/chronic conditions. Age-adjusted rate ratios (aRRs) were used for evaluating

SUBMITTER: Gounder PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5129160 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature