Arkansas Rate of Preventable Hospital Stays among Medicare enrollees
Current Value
3,142
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Data Description and Source
Description: Positive trend. The rate of preventable hospital stays per 100,000 Medicare enrollees in Arkansas declined from 5,799 in 2012 to 3,142 in 2020.
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings
Note: Preventable hospital stays are hospital stays that could have been prevented by adequate outpatient treatment. The years represent the data year, not the year of publication. Rates are per 100,000 Medicare enrollees.