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| Changes Over Time | Variations |
Between 2005 and 2007, rates
of preventable hospitalizations improved for 12 of the
14 conditions. The most striking improvements were:
- Hospitalizations for dehydration
decreased 20 percent.
- Hospital admissions for pneumonia fell 19 percent.
- Hospitalizations for adult asthma decreased 16 percent.
- Hospitalizations for urinary tract infection declined 11 percent.
In contrast, admission rates rose
for other conditions as follows:
- Diabetes (short-term) complication
rates increased 5 percent.
- Hypertension increased 9
percent.
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