Asthma Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action

Table 4.2. Six Quality Measures for Asthma: National Average, Best-in-class Average, and Poorest Performing Average, 2004

Measure category (as described in Table 4.1)		National average		Best-in-class average		Poorest performing average		Number of States reporting
Measure category (as described in Table 4.1)	Measure description	% of people	Standard error	% of people	Standard error	% of people	Standard error	Number of States reporting
Process Measures
A.2	Medications (in the past month)	69.6	0.9	76.5	2.9	60.6	3.9	25*
A.5	Planned care visits (2 or more in the past 12 months)	30.2	0.9	37.6	3.2	17.8	2.5	25*
A.5	Smoking (counseling in the past 12 months)	78.9	1.5	83.9	4.5	64.2	8.2	20
A.5	Flu shots (in the past 12 months)	42.8	0.6	53.0	3.2	33.7	3.3	52**
Outcome Measures
C.2	Urgent care visits (in the past 12 months)	28.7	0.9	19.9	2.3	34.6	3.1	25*
C.2	Emergency room visits (in the past 12 months)	17.4	0.7	10.2	1.8	26.7	2.7	25*

* Includes Puerto Rico.
** Includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2004.

Page last reviewed October 2014
Page originally created September 2012

Internet Citation: Table 4.2. Six Quality Measures for Asthma: National Average, Best-in-class Average, and Poorest Performing Average, 2004. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/asthmaqual/asthmacare/table4-2.html