Table 8_2_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 | 79.7 | 1.0 | 76.4 | 1.1 |
| Alabama | 79.4 | 0.4 | 75.5 | 0.4 |
| Alaska | 74.1 | 1.7 | 77.0 | 1.6 |
| Arizona | 74.4 | 0.4 | 70.9 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | 81.8 | 0.4 | 79.1 | 0.4 |
| California | 76.6 | 0.2 | 72.9 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | 82.7 | 0.5 | 79.7 | 0.5 |
| Connecticut | 81.4 | 0.5 | 78.5 | 0.5 |
| Delaware | 72.9 | 1.2 | 73.7 | 1.1 |
| District of Columbia | 55.2 | 1.3 | 52.0 | 1.3 |
| Florida | 74.0 | 0.2 | 69.2 | 0.2 |
| Georgia | 75.9 | 0.3 | 71.7 | 0.3 |
| Hawaii | 78.1 | 0.9 | 76.4 | 0.8 |
| Idaho | 84.3 | 0.8 | 81.3 | 0.8 |
| Illinois | 80.9 | 0.2 | 78.1 | 0.2 |
| Indiana | 83.6 | 0.3 | 80.8 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | 87.5 | 0.4 | 85.0 | 0.4 |
| Kansas | 82.7 | 0.5 | 80.8 | 0.5 |
| Kentucky | 80.5 | 0.3 | 77.4 | 0.3 |
| Louisiana | 76.5 | 0.4 | 74.0 | 0.4 |
| Maine | 85.1 | 0.6 | 82.7 | 0.6 |
| Maryland | 75.1 | 0.4 | 68.5 | 0.4 |
| Massachusetts | 78.6 | 0.3 | 76.4 | 0.3 |
| Michigan | 82.5 | 0.3 | 77.9 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | 82.9 | 0.4 | 80.2 | 0.4 |
| Mississippi | 78.8 | 0.5 | 73.8 | 0.5 |
| Missouri | 81.2 | 0.3 | 78.1 | 0.3 |
| Montana | 87.4 | 0.7 | 83.9 | 0.8 |
| Nebraska | 89.7 | 0.5 | 87.6 | 0.5 |
| Nevada | 70.8 | 0.8 | 67.3 | 0.8 |
| New Hampshire | 84.2 | 0.7 | 78.6 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | 84.1 | 0.3 | 81.0 | 0.3 |
| New Mexico | 74.2 | 0.7 | 70.9 | 0.7 |
| New York | 76.6 | 0.2 | 70.5 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | 79.0 | 0.3 | 76.4 | 0.3 |
| North Dakota | 87.6 | 0.8 | 85.6 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | 82.1 | 0.2 | 77.5 | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma | 83.8 | 0.3 | 81.3 | 0.4 |
| Oregon | 81.4 | 0.5 | 78.9 | 0.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 79.5 | 0.2 | 73.7 | 0.2 |
| Puerto Rico | 46.0 | 0.8 | 43.6 | 0.7 |
| Rhode Island | 84.7 | 0.7 | 80.5 | 0.8 |
| South Carolina | 80.9 | 0.4 | 75.7 | 0.4 |
| South Dakota | 88.7 | 0.7 | 87.9 | 0.7 |
| Tennessee | 81.1 | 0.3 | 77.2 | 0.3 |
| Texas | 78.0 | 0.2 | 71.9 | 0.2 |
| Utah | 83.9 | 0.6 | 80.2 | 0.6 |
| Vermont | 85.3 | 1.0 | 82.6 | 1.0 |
| Virginia | 77.3 | 0.3 | 73.7 | 0.3 |
| Washington | 79.1 | 0.4 | 76.3 | 0.4 |
| West Virginia | 79.1 | 0.5 | 73.6 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | 87.9 | 0.3 | 84.4 | 0.3 |
| Wyoming | 86.1 | 0.9 | 79.9 | 1.1 |
a The estimate is based on State-level estimates.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
Current as of September 2009
Internet Citation: Table 8_2_3-2: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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