National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist
National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist
National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist
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Effectiveness of Care<br />
Respiratory Diseases<br />
Importance<br />
Mortality<br />
Number of deaths due to chronic lower respiratory diseases (2009)..............137,082 (Kochanek, et al., 2011)<br />
Number of deaths, influenza and pneumonia combined (2009) .......................53,582 (Kochanek, et al., 2011)<br />
Cause of death rank for chronic lower respiratory diseases (2009)........................3rd (Kochanek, et al., 2011)<br />
Cause of death rank for influenza and pneumonia combined (2009).....................8th (Kochanek, et al., 2011)<br />
Prevalence<br />
Adults age 18 and over with current asthma (2009).................................17.5 million (Akinbami, et al., 2011)<br />
Children under age 18 with current asthma (2009) ....................................7.1 million (Akinbami, et al., 2011)<br />
Incidence<br />
Number of discharges attributable to pneumonia (2007)...........................1.2 million et al., (Hall, et al., 2010)<br />
Chapter 2 Respiratory Diseases<br />
New cases of tuberculosis (2010)..................................................................................11,181 (MMWR, 2011a)<br />
Cost<br />
Total cost of lung diseases (2010).........................................................................$173.4 billion (NHLBI, 2009)<br />
Total cost of upper respiratory infections (annual est.) .................................$40 billion (Fendrick, et al., 2003)<br />
Total cost of asthma (2010).....................................................................................$20.7 billion (NHLBI, 2009)<br />
Cost-effectiveness of influenza immunization (2006) ....................$0-$14,000/QALY (Maciosek, et al., 2006)<br />
Measures<br />
The NHQR and NHDR track several quality measures for prevention and treatment of this broad category of<br />
illnesses that includes pneumonia, tuberculosis, and asthma. The four measures highlighted in this section are:<br />
n Pneumococcal vaccination.<br />
n Receipt of recommended care for pneumonia.<br />
n Completion of tuberculosis therapy.<br />
n Daily asthma medication.<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Disparities</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, 2011<br />
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