Rates Of Preventable Hospitalizations (Age<18) For Selected Medical Conditions By County

The dataset currently contains hospitalization counts and rates, statewide and by county, for 4 conditions plus 3 composite measures. Hospitalizations for these conditions are potentially preventable through access to high-quality outpatient care. The conditions include: asthma (age 2-17), diabetes short-term complications (age 6-17), gastroenteritis (age 3 months-17 years), perforated appendix (retired, 2016), urinary tract infections (age 3 months-17 years), and low birth weight (<2500 grams; retired, 2016). The composite measures (age 6-17) include overall, acute conditions, and chronic conditions. The data provides a good starting point for assessing quality of health services in the community. The data does not measure hospital quality. Note: In 2015, HCAI only released the first three quarters of data due to a change in the reporting of diagnoses from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM codes, effective October 1, 2015. Due to the significant differences resulting from the code change, the ICD-9-CM data is distinguished from the ICD-10-CM data in the data file beginning in 2016.
Organization: State of California
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Last updated: 2026-01-09T19:28:11.948828
Tags: asthma, california, complications, department of health care access and information, diabetes, early intervention, gastroenteritis, hcai, healthcare information, hospitalization, low birth weight, office of statewide health planning and development, oshpd, pdi, pediatric quality indicator, prevention, primary care, ruptured appendix, urinary tract infection, uti