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Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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Age-Adjusted Hospitalization Rate due to Short-Term Complications of Diabetes

County: Clark
Measurement Period: 2013-2015
This indicator shows the age-adjusted hospitalization rate due to short-term complications of diabetes per 10,000 population aged 18 years and older. Cases include a primary diagnosis of a short-term complication of diabetes. Short-term complications of diabetes include ketoacidosis, hyperosmolarity, or coma. Cases of gestational diabetes are excluded.

Why is this important?

The prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes increased sixfold in the latter half of the last century according to the CDC. Diabetes risk factors such as obesity and physical inactivity have played a major role in this dramatic increase. Age, race, and ethnicity are also important risk factors. The CDC estimates the direct economic cost of diabetes in the United States to be about $100 billion per year. This figure does not take into account the indirect economic costs attributable to potential work time lost to diabetes- related illness or premature death. In response to this public health challenge, Healthy People 2020 has identified goals that aim to "reduce the disease and economic burden of diabetes, and improve the quality of life for all persons who have or are at risk for diabetes." Goals include improved diabetes education, improved compliance with recommended care and screening procedures, and reduced rates of serious complications such as foot ulcers, amputation, and death.
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9.6
hospitalizations/ 10,000 population 18+ years
Source: Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy
Measurement period: 2013-2015
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: March 2017
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Technical note: Rates were calculated using population figures from the 2010 U.S. Census. Rates based on fewer than 10 hospitalizations or a population of less than 300 are unstable and are not reported. In October 2015, health care facilities began using International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) for diagnosis and procedure coding of admissions and visits. Due to the increased specificity for diagnosis and procedure codes with ICD-10, please use caution when comparing prior time periods.
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Notice: This information is from the records of the Nevada DHCFP and was released through the CHIA, of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Authorization to release this information does not imply endorsement of this study or its findings by either DHCFP or CHIA.

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Due to a change in methodology with the introduction of ICD-10, 2013-2015 should be considered a baseline year for data analysis and is not directly comparable to previous years.

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Filed under: Health / Diabetes, Clinical Care, Adults