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 Topic : Pneumonia

The Peer Review Organization of New Jersey, Inc. statement of Pneumonia:

According to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), pneumonia and influenza are the fifth leading causes of death in the United States. Approximately 600,000 Medicare patients are hospitalized utilizing more than 4.2 million inpatient days each year. In 1993, more than $3.5 billion was spent on inpatient care of Medicare patients with pneumonia. Pneumonia is also the principal reason for more than 500,0000 emergency department visits by Medicare patients each year. The incidence of pneumonia increases with age, and approximately 90 percent of deaths due to this condition are in the population aged 65 or older.

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