Table 10: Outcome Indicators by Selected Home and Community-Based Services 1915(c) Waiver Services Offered, 2005^a

Outcome Indicator	State Offers Service	Personal Care	Case Management	Adult Day/Health Care	Residential Care	Durable Medical Equipment/ Supplies	Transportation
Short-Term Complications of Diabetes	Yes	268	207	275	226	248	151
	No	295	304	292	296	299	326
Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	Yes	4,378	3,949	5,218	3,467	3,916	3,020
	No	3,688	3,849	3,506	3,915	3,852	4,098
Congestive Heart Failure	Yes	6,003	5,320	7,095	5,331	5,109	3,825
	No	4,829	5,095	4,609	5,105	5,136	5,491
Composite: Potentially Preventable Infection	Yes	10,168	9,545	10,442	9,657	8,775	7,123
	No	7,293	7,744	7,391	7,826	7,837	8,282
Bacterial Pneumonia	Yes	5,823	5,728	6,056	5,669	5,092	4,500
	No	4,620	4,777	4,630	4,836	4,886	5,047
Urinary Tract Infection	Yes	4,346	3,817	4,386	3,988	3,683	2,623
	No	2,672	2,966	2,761	2,990	2,950	3,234
Infection Due to Device or Implant	Yes	861	641	913	679	781	468
	No	720	778	714	766	750	836
Dehydration	Yes	2,334	2,211	2,548	2,043	1,934	1,517
	No	1,754	1,844	1,731	1,885	1,894	2,009
Composite: ACSC Chronic Conditions	Yes	13,351	11,794	15,513	11,480	11,628	8,527
	No	11,403	11,924	10,945	11,957	11,975	12,836
Composite: ACSC Acute Conditions	Yes	9,073	8,602	9,650	8,905	7,818	6,352
	No	6,736	7,095	6,721	7,138	7,210	7,607
Composite: ACSC Overall	Yes	22,422	20,395	25,160	20,384	19,444	14,877
	No	18,138	19,018	17,666	19,094	19,184	20,443
Pressure Ulcer	Yes	5,006	4,208	4,833	4,195	4,249	2,476
	No	2,960	3,348	3,127	3,395	3,286	3,764
Injurious Falls	Yes	307	411	364	388	259	218
	No	295	276	280	286	308	320

Notes:

ACSC = ambulatory care-sensitive condition.

^a. All outcome indicators expressed as potentially avoidable hospital stays per 100,000 persons in the HCBS population. HCBS population for outcome indicators excludes: individuals under age 18; people with only institutional use in a given quarter; people on managed care plans; and people in the States of Arizona, Maine, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data, and Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) data.

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