Trends in Diabetes-Related Preventable Hospitalizations in the U.S., 2005–2014

Diabetes-related preventable hospitalizations are indicators of effective primary care services (1), but recent trends are unknown. Hence, we examined the trends in diabetes-related preventable hospitalizations to critically inform policy decisions seeking accountability. The current study used National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) data for assessing the trends in diabetes-related ;preventable hospitalization rates during the years 2005–2014. The NIS collected stratified samples of ∼20% of U.S. community hospital discharge data, which has been useful in calculating national estimates (2). The main outcomes included temporal trends in diabetes-related preventable hospitalization rates and associated conditions such as diabetes short-term complications, diabetes long-term complications, uncontrolled diabetes, lower-extremity amputations, and hospitalization costs. Yearly rates were calculated by dividing diabetes-related preventable hospitalizations and four diabetes-related Prevention Quality Indicators conditions by estimated number of adults aged ≥18 years with diagnosed diabetes obtained from National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) …