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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Age-Adjusted Hospitalization Rate due to Heart Failure
County: Clark
Measurement Period: 2013-2015
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This indicator shows the age-adjusted hospitalization rate due to heart failure per 10,000 population aged 18 years and older. Cases with a cardiac procedure are excluded.
Why is this important?
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs. This can result from a variety of conditions including coronary artery disease, diabetes, past heart attack, hypertension, heart infections, diseases of the heart valves or muscle, and congenital heart defects. Because the heart is not able to work efficiently, blood backs up in the tissues causing edema or swelling. Edema can occur in the legs and ankles as well as in the lungs, where it causes shortness of breath, especially while lying down. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately round 5.7 million people in the United States have heart failure, and about half of people who develop heart failure will die within five years of diagnosis.
32.6
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
Measurement period: 2013-2015
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: March 2017
Compared to
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.
More details:
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.
Graph Selections
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
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Data Source
- Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Clinical Care, Adults