Table 12_1_11-8

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.

Table 12_1_11.8
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months who gave a best rating for health care they received, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2007
State	Percent	SE
Alabama	60.7	1.8
Alaska	59.6	2.5
Arizona	55.0	2.0
Arkansas	58.9	2.5
California	61.1	1.2
Colorado	61.1	2.4
Connecticut	61.8	2.4
Delaware	69.3	2.4
District of Columbia	62.8	2.7
Florida	60.2	1.2
Georgia	59.7	1.7
Hawaii	66.0	2.6
Idaho	60.0	2.7
Indiana	63.5	1.7
Iowa	67.6	2.5
Kansas	65.3	2.6
Kentucky	58.9	2.0
Louisiana	68.3	2.0
Maine	66.2	2.6
Maryland	60.3	1.7
Massachusetts	62.5	1.8
Michigan	63.3	1.4
Minnesota	66.4	2.5
Mississippi	57.2	2.7
Missouri	62.5	1.8
Montana	61.1	2.7
Nebraska	64.0	2.7
Nevada	56.2	2.8
New Hampshire	58.7	2.7
New Jersey	57.8	1.5
New Mexico	56.8	2.6
New York	60.9	1.2
North Carolina	60.0	1.5
North Dakota	59.7	2.8
Ohio	60.6	1.3
Oklahoma	59.6	2.3
Oregon	55.0	2.7
Pennsylvania	62.1	1.3
Puerto Rico	73.0	2.6
Rhode Island	65.5	2.6
South Carolina	61.5	1.9
South Dakota	64.2	2.9
Tennessee	64.2	1.8
Texas	63.6	1.2
Utah	59.7	2.8
Vermont	61.5	2.7
Virgin Islands	51.4	2.9
Virginia	61.3	1.6
Washington	60.0	1.9
West Virginia	57.0	2.6
Wisconsin	65.0	1.7
Wyoming	54.0	2.7

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 12_1_11-8: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/12_patientcenteredness/T12_1_11-8.html