Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations and Rates per 10,000 Population
For Patients Age 65 Years or Older
Michigan Residents, 2005-2010

AMBULATORY CARE SENSITIVE
CONDITIONS
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   HOSPITALIZATIONS    RATE PER
10,000 POPULATION
Average
Annual
Number for
2005-2009
2010 Average
Annual
Rate for
2005-2009
2010
 ALL AMBULATORY CARE SENSITIVE CONDITIONS 139,513 139,055 1060.4± 2.5 1021.3± 5.4
 Congestive Heart Failure 29,040 26,692 220.7± 1.1 196.0± 2.4
 Bacterial Pneumonia 19,072 16,784 145.0± 0.9 123.3± 1.9
 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary 15,329 16,299 116.5± 0.8 119.7± 1.8
 Kidney/Urinary Infections 9,810 11,540 74.6± 0.7 84.8± 1.5
 Cellulitis 4,517 5,180 34.3± 0.4 38.0± 1.0
 Dehydration 4,793 3,685 36.4± 0.5 27.1± 0.9
 Asthma 3,278 3,581 24.9± 0.4 26.3± 0.9
 Diabetes 3,235 3,563 24.6± 0.4 26.2± 0.9
 Grand Mal & Other Epileptic Conditions 947 1,612 7.2± 0.2 11.8± 0.6
 Hypertension 1,369 1,589 10.4± 0.2 11.7± 0.6
 All Other Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions 48,123 48,530 365.8± 1.5 356.4± 3.2

Notes:

Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalizations are hospitalizations for conditions where timely and effective ambulatory care can decrease hospitalizations by preventing the onset of an illness or condition, controlling an acute episode of an illness or managing a chronic disease or condition.

Hospitalizations are inpatient hospital stays as measured by stays that were completed during the specified year. The number of hospitalizations is often greater than the number of persons hospitalized since some persons are hospitalized more than once during a year.

Rates are per 10,000 population in the area for the specified year or years. Adding and subtracting the number shown after ± symbol from the rate creates an interval indicating that the true rate lies between the lower and upper bounds with 95% statistical confidence. A rate is not calculated and is shown by an "*" if there were less than 6 cases for the specified period and given diagnosis.

Population estimates are from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Leading Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in the table are based on primary diagnosis only.

All Other Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions include primary and secondary diagnoses for iron deficiency anemia and nutritional deficiency, by secondary diagnosis for dehydration, and by primary diagnosis for all other conditions.

Source: Michigan Resident Inpatient Files,
Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health.

Last Updated: 01/27/2012