Table 8_2_6-2
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 | 73.9 | 1.5 | 62.2 | 1.5 |
| Alabama | 71.3 | 0.5 | 63.2 | 0.5 |
| Alaska | 72.7 | 2.0 | 51.4 | 2.3 |
| Arizona | 70.2 | 0.5 | 58.8 | 0.6 |
| Arkansas | 75.5 | 0.5 | 59.7 | 0.6 |
| California | 64.9 | 0.2 | 44.9 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | 76.4 | 0.6 | 65.6 | 0.7 |
| Connecticut | 79.0 | 0.5 | 66.5 | 0.6 |
| Delaware | 75.8 | 1.2 | 60.2 | 1.4 |
| District of Columbia | 34.0 | 1.9 | 26.8 | 1.7 |
| Florida | 73.2 | 0.3 | 56.8 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 68.3 | 0.4 | 53.5 | 0.4 |
| Hawaii | 59.4 | 1.1 | 50.6 | 1.1 |
| Idaho | 76.2 | 1.0 | 68.1 | 1.1 |
| Illinois | 67.0 | 0.3 | 54.1 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | 78.6 | 0.4 | 70.7 | 0.4 |
| Iowa | 87.3 | 0.4 | 79.4 | 0.5 |
| Kansas | 69.1 | 0.7 | 62.9 | 0.7 |
| Kentucky | 79.2 | 0.4 | 67.1 | 0.4 |
| Louisiana | 71.7 | 0.5 | 61.3 | 0.5 |
| Maine | 81.5 | 0.7 | 66.5 | 0.9 |
| Maryland | 71.2 | 0.5 | 59.9 | 0.5 |
| Massachusetts | 76.9 | 0.4 | 58.7 | 0.4 |
| Michigan | 75.7 | 0.3 | 62.7 | 0.4 |
| Minnesota | 76.2 | 0.5 | 67.5 | 0.5 |
| Mississippi | 69.9 | 0.6 | 56.8 | 0.7 |
| Missouri | 78.8 | 0.4 | 65.1 | 0.4 |
| Montana | 83.4 | 0.9 | 72.6 | 1.0 |
| Nebraska | 80.7 | 0.6 | 75.1 | 0.7 |
| Nevada | 60.3 | 1.0 | 52.4 | 1.0 |
| New Hampshire | 88.0 | 0.7 | 69.0 | 1.0 |
| New Jersey | 87.2 | 0.3 | 80.3 | 0.3 |
| New Mexico | 59.7 | 0.9 | 45.8 | 0.9 |
| New York | 72.3 | 0.3 | 59.6 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 78.9 | 0.3 | 68.2 | 0.4 |
| North Dakota | 79.7 | 0.9 | 75.2 | 1.1 |
| Ohio | 77.8 | 0.3 | 63.5 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | 81.8 | 0.4 | 72.7 | 0.5 |
| Oregon | 70.2 | 0.7 | 56.3 | 0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 76.9 | 0.3 | 65.2 | 0.3 |
| Puerto Rico | 29.0 | 0.8 | 24.2 | 0.7 |
| Rhode Island | 72.4 | 1.0 | 58.9 | 1.1 |
| South Carolina | 81.5 | 0.4 | 68.5 | 0.5 |
| South Dakota | 83.5 | 0.8 | 77.3 | 0.9 |
| Tennessee | 76.6 | 0.3 | 66.9 | 0.4 |
| Texas | 75.8 | 0.2 | 58.6 | 0.3 |
| Utah | 76.6 | 0.8 | 64.1 | 0.9 |
| Vermont | 83.8 | 1.0 | 70.9 | 1.3 |
| Virginia | 74.4 | 0.4 | 60.9 | 0.4 |
| Washington | 71.5 | 0.5 | 57.9 | 0.5 |
| West Virginia | 79.1 | 0.5 | 68.3 | 0.6 |
| Wisconsin | 81.1 | 0.4 | 73.1 | 0.4 |
| Wyoming | 80.4 | 1.2 | 71.5 | 1.4 |
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_6-2: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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