Clinicians have identified a group of diagnoses, such as diabetes, pneumonia and congestive heart failure, referred to as "ambulatory care-sensitive conditions." For these conditions, the rate of hospitalization is partly determined by, or sensitive to, the availability and quality of ambulatory care.
Rates are for all Medicare beneficiaries who died during the year.
Rates are for all Medicare beneficiaries who died during the year.
Spending was measured for the population of beneficiaries with one of nine chronic conditions who were enrolled in traditional (fee-for-service) Medicare and died during the measurement period.