Potentially Preventable Pediatric Hospital Inpatient Stays for Asthma and Diabetes, 2003–2012

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This Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief presents data on potentially preventable inpatient hospitalizations for asthma and diabetes with short-term complications among children aged 0–17 years, estimated using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs) software version 4.4. The PDIs were developed to identify hospitalizations that are potentially amenable to prevention through regular ambulatory care. We examined trends in the rates of potentially preventable pediatric visits for asthma and diabetes per 100,000 population, overall and by select patient and hospital characteristics, from 2003 to 2012. Differences greater than 10 percent are noted in the text.