Table 4_3_3-2
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 | 2006 | 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| United Statesa | 85.2 | 0.3 | 82.9 | 0.4 |
| Alabama | 83.9 | 0.5 | 83.1 | 0.5 |
| Alaska | 91.1 | 1.5 | 89.5 | 1.7 |
| Arizona | 84.2 | 0.5 | 81.6 | 0.6 |
| Arkansas | 81.8 | 0.6 | 77.1 | 0.6 |
| California | 85.8 | 0.2 | 83.3 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | 87.4 | 0.7 | 84.9 | 0.8 |
| Connecticut | 85.8 | 0.6 | 82.5 | 0.6 |
| Delaware | 81.7 | 1.3 | 75.7 | 1.4 |
| District of Columbia | 82.8 | 0.9 | 81.9 | 1.2 |
| Florida | 84.2 | 0.2 | 79.9 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 82.5 | 0.4 | 80.4 | 0.4 |
| Hawaii | 83.6 | 1.1 | 80.8 | 1.1 |
| Idaho | 88.2 | 1.4 | 83.1 | 1.6 |
| Illinois | 85.7 | 0.3 | 82.4 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | 84.2 | 0.4 | 81.1 | 0.4 |
| Iowa | 88.0 | 0.6 | 88.2 | 0.6 |
| Kansas | 82.7 | 0.8 | 81.7 | 0.8 |
| Kentucky | 80.2 | 0.5 | 77.7 | 0.5 |
| Louisiana | 82.4 | 0.4 | 81.0 | 0.4 |
| Maine | 86.1 | 1.1 | 83.7 | 1.1 |
| Maryland | 85.4 | 0.4 | 83.8 | 0.4 |
| Massachusetts | 86.2 | 0.4 | 84.7 | 0.4 |
| Michigan | 87.3 | 0.3 | 87.0 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | 86.7 | 0.5 | 83.4 | 0.6 |
| Mississippi | 83.2 | 0.5 | 82.0 | 0.6 |
| Missouri | 86.9 | 0.4 | 84.3 | 0.4 |
| Montana | 90.0 | 1.2 | 87.2 | 1.3 |
| Nebraska | 86.0 | 0.8 | 84.3 | 0.8 |
| Nevada | 81.5 | 0.9 | 81.8 | 0.9 |
| New Hampshire | 87.1 | 1.1 | 87.3 | 1.1 |
| New Jersey | 89.1 | 0.3 | 87.9 | 0.3 |
| New Mexico | 80.7 | 1.1 | 79.2 | 1.2 |
| New York | 86.4 | 0.3 | 82.9 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 86.5 | 0.3 | 83.7 | 0.4 |
| North Dakota | 84.7 | 1.5 | 86.8 | 1.4 |
| Ohio | 87.4 | 0.3 | 84.4 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | 87.8 | 0.5 | 85.5 | 0.5 |
| Oregon | 84.8 | 0.7 | 83.2 | 0.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 84.0 | 0.3 | 81.1 | 0.3 |
| Puerto Rico | 84.2 | 0.7 | 80.8 | 0.8 |
| Rhode Island | 85.9 | 1.1 | 85.9 | 1.1 |
| South Carolina | 87.6 | 0.4 | 85.7 | 0.5 |
| South Dakota | 86.5 | 1.4 | 84.9 | 1.5 |
| Tennessee | 82.6 | 0.4 | 80.1 | 0.4 |
| Texas | 84.8 | 0.2 | 81.5 | 0.3 |
| Utah | 84.4 | 1.2 | 84.8 | 1.2 |
| Vermont | 85.2 | 1.9 | 79.5 | 2.0 |
| Virginia | 85.6 | 0.4 | 80.2 | 0.4 |
| Washington | 87.4 | 0.5 | 84.8 | 0.6 |
| West Virginia | 82.2 | 0.7 | 81.6 | 0.7 |
| Wisconsin | 87.4 | 0.5 | 83.9 | 0.5 |
| Wyoming | 82.2 | 2.6 | 79.0 | 2.7 |
a The estimate is based on State-level estimates.
Key: ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
Current as of September 2009
Internet Citation: Table 4_3_3-2: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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