Table 4_2_6-3
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 | 85.5 | 0.4 | 75.0 | 0.5 |
| Alabama | 78.2 | 3.7 | 71.8 | 4.1 |
| Alaska | 96.0 | 2.2 | 77.6 | 8.6 |
| Arizona | 82.9 | 3.0 | 78.0 | 2.9 |
| Arkansas | 88.0 | 3.3 | 71.6 | 4.2 |
| California | 86.9 | 1.0 | 73.2 | 1.7 |
| Colorado | 90.2 | 2.2 | 83.7 | 4.3 |
| Connecticut | 87.2 | 1.8 | 78.8 | 4.6 |
| Delaware | 90.0 | 3.7 | 80.4 | 10.4 |
| District of Columbia | 75.9 | 13.6 | 84.4 | 5.2 |
| Florida | 85.9 | 1.2 | 71.4 | 1.8 |
| Georgia | 81.7 | 2.6 | 69.9 | 3.2 |
| Hawaii | 85.1 | 3.8 | 66.9 | 6.7 |
| Idaho | 91.6 | 4.2 | 79.1 | 9.6 |
| Illinois | 83.7 | 2.0 | 75.3 | 2.4 |
| Indiana | 86.4 | 2.2 | 77.0 | 3.0 |
| Iowa | 88.5 | 3.6 | 74.2 | 5.2 |
| Kansas | 71.8 | 5.4 | 78.4 | 5.1 |
| Kentucky | 81.5 | 3.3 | 71.2 | 3.9 |
| Louisiana | 88.6 | 2.2 | 77.5 | 3.1 |
| Maine | 89.3 | 2.7 | 74.6 | 6.9 |
| Maryland | 85.4 | 1.7 | 75.0 | 3.2 |
| Massachusetts | 85.8 | 1.9 | 85.6 | 3.0 |
| Michigan | 89.0 | 2.0 | 78.2 | 2.8 |
| Minnesota | 84.8 | 3.6 | 76.9 | 4.5 |
| Mississippi | 81.0 | 3.6 | 78.2 | 4.2 |
| Missouri | 85.6 | 2.8 | 79.3 | 3.0 |
| Montana | 78.4 | 8.4 | 79.6 | 10.6 |
| Nebraska | 91.0 | 4.0 | 69.7 | 7.3 |
| Nevada | 87.3 | 5.3 | 80.0 | 4.3 |
| New Hampshire | 92.3 | 2.4 | 86.9 | 4.5 |
| New Jersey | 87.6 | 1.9 | 81.0 | 2.5 |
| New Mexico | 77.2 | 7.4 | 64.5 | 9.0 |
| New York | 84.9 | 1.6 | 79.6 | 1.8 |
| North Carolina | 85.0 | 2.0 | 76.2 | 3.1 |
| North Dakota | 87.9 | 4.9 | 86.8 | 4.3 |
| Ohio | 84.8 | 2.0 | 79.9 | 2.0 |
| Oklahoma | 80.9 | 4.3 | 73.8 | 4.2 |
| Oregon | 91.3 | 2.0 | 77.6 | 4.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 82.5 | 1.4 | 67.9 | 2.1 |
| Rhode Island | 82.2 | 5.6 | 83.3 | 4.8 |
| South Carolina | 88.6 | 2.7 | 74.8 | 3.7 |
| South Dakota | 93.6 | 2.7 | 82.8 | 4.7 |
| Tennessee | 82.4 | 3.0 | 68.1 | 3.8 |
| Texas | 87.8 | 1.2 | 71.3 | 2.1 |
| Utah | 88.2 | 4.0 | 71.4 | 8.2 |
| Vermont | 93.7 | 3.3 | 97.7 | 2.3 |
| Virginia | 89.9 | 1.6 | 76.0 | 3.0 |
| Washington | 89.6 | 1.8 | 75.7 | 4.2 |
| West Virginia | 83.2 | 4.0 | 70.7 | 5.1 |
| Wisconsin | 84.8 | 2.6 | 77.6 | 3.4 |
| 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.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.
Current as of September 2009
Internet Citation: Table 4_2_6-3: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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