Table 11_2_4-3
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.
| State | 2007 | 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 59.5 | 0.6 | 36.9 | 1.4 |
| Alabama | 62.4 | 3.2 | 27.7 | 6.8 |
| Alaska | * | * | * | * |
| Arizona | 48.8 | 3.3 | 42.3 | 10.0 |
| Arkansas | 55.0 | 4.7 | * | * |
| California | 59.8 | 2.1 | 33.0 | 3.6 |
| Colorado | 70.9 | 3.9 | * | * |
| Connecticut | 63.1 | 4.3 | * | * |
| Delaware | * | * | * | * |
| District of Columbia | * | * | * | * |
| Florida | 58.5 | 2.3 | 38.9 | 7.5 |
| Georgia | 56.4 | 4.5 | 43.3 | 6.4 |
| Hawaii | 49.3 | 7.5 | * | * |
| Idaho | 77.4 | 5.7 | * | * |
| Illinois | 55.1 | 2.7 | 44.8 | 4.6 |
| Indiana | 57.7 | 3.9 | 34.4 | 6.4 |
| Iowa | 69.9 | 5.6 | * | * |
| Kansas | 63.3 | 5.7 | 38.8 | 10.3 |
| Kentucky | 50.8 | 5.7 | * | * |
| Louisiana | 39.0 | 4.0 | * | * |
| Maine | * | * | * | * |
| Maryland | 47.4 | 3.8 | * | * |
| Massachusetts | 69.5 | 3.1 | * | * |
| Michigan | 64.3 | 2.6 | 36.2 | 9.2 |
| Minnesota | 84.5 | 2.9 | 64.8 | 11.8 |
| Mississippi | 46.0 | 5.2 | * | * |
| Missouri | 65.1 | 3.9 | * | * |
| Montana | 74.1 | 5.2 | 58.0 | 11.8 |
| Nebraska | 77.4 | 6.8 | * | * |
| Nevada | 34.8 | 4.9 | 16.8 | 5.0 |
| New Hampshire | 65.0 | 7.9 | * | * |
| New Jersey | 55.4 | 3.1 | * | * |
| New Mexico | 49.9 | 11.3 | * | * |
| New York | 63.6 | 2.5 | 55.3 | 9.3 |
| North Carolina | 73.4 | 3.5 | * | * |
| North Dakota | 78.3 | 7.8 | * | * |
| Ohio | 61.8 | 2.5 | 40.3 | 6.6 |
| Oklahoma | 60.7 | 5.3 | * | * |
| Oregon | 62.3 | 4.8 | 37.0 | 10.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 57.5 | 2.6 | 25.2 | 6.8 |
| Rhode Island | * | * | * | * |
| South Carolina | 60.4 | 4.5 | * | * |
| South Dakota | * | * | * | * |
| Tennessee | 54.2 | 3.2 | 23.6 | 6.8 |
| Texas | 56.0 | 2.4 | 37.6 | 4.9 |
| Utah | 52.9 | 4.7 | * | * |
| Vermont | * | * | * | * |
| Virginia | 64.6 | 3.8 | 30.2 | 7.1 |
| Washington | 66.8 | 3.7 | 50.0 | 8.9 |
| West Virginia | 66.1 | 6.2 | * | * |
| Wisconsin | 74.6 | 3.0 | 35.7 | 7.5 |
| Wyoming | * | * | * | * |
a Data were downloaded from http://www.medicare.gov/Download/DownloadDB.asp in late April each year. Estimates are calculated using hospital-level scores. The 2005 and 2006 estimates are within 120 minutes of arrival.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.
Current as of September 2009
Internet Citation: Table 11_2_4-3: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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