Table 17_2_2-3
2010 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.
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Ratea | SE | Ratea | SE | Ratea | SE | Ratea | SE | Ratea | SE |
| United States | 29.2 | 1.2 | 34.4 | 1.3 | 36.3 | 1.4 | 45.0 | 1.7 | 75.2 | 2.4 |
| Arizona | 14.7 | 0.6 | 18.1 | 0.6 | 21.0 | 0.7 | 26.2 | 0.8 | 54.6 | 1.3 |
| Arkansas | 35.4 | 1.2 | 42.2 | 1.4 | 44.7 | 1.4 | 61.2 | 1.7 | DNC | DNC |
| California | 28.8 | 0.3 | 31.7 | 0.4 | 34.8 | 0.4 | 40.0 | 0.4 | 62.5 | 0.5 |
| Colorado | 12.6 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 16.1 | 0.7 | 20.2 | 0.8 | 37.7 | 1.2 |
| Connecticut | 17.8 | 0.8 | 20.3 | 0.8 | 26.6 | 1.0 | 31.7 | 1.1 | 57.4 | 1.4 |
| Florida | 22.2 | 0.4 | 25.7 | 0.4 | 30.9 | 0.5 | 36.3 | 0.5 | 66.9 | 0.7 |
| Georgia | 26.0 | 0.6 | 30.5 | 0.7 | 36.0 | 0.8 | 38.9 | 0.8 | 62.1 | 1.0 |
| Hawaii | 26.4 | 1.6 | 28.2 | 1.6 | 27.4 | 1.7 | 30.1 | 1.7 | 45.9 | 2.2 |
| Illinois | 26.4 | 0.5 | 29.5 | 0.6 | 34.9 | 0.6 | 44.8 | 0.7 | 78.7 | 0.9 |
| Indiana | 27.1 | 0.8 | 27.8 | 0.8 | 36.1 | 0.9 | 41.9 | 1.0 | DNC | DNC |
| Iowa | 22.6 | 0.9 | 25.6 | 1.0 | 30.7 | 1.1 | 32.9 | 1.1 | 68.6 | 1.7 |
| Kansas | 23.1 | 1.1 | 31.1 | 1.4 | 30.8 | 1.3 | 37.6 | 1.4 | 68.5 | 2.0 |
| Kentucky | 38.5 | 1.1 | 43.5 | 1.2 | 49.9 | 1.3 | 55.7 | 1.3 | 101.1 | 1.9 |
| Maine | 39.9 | 1.8 | 41.3 | 1.9 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 109.2 | 3.3 |
| Maryland | 50.9 | 1.1 | 52.0 | 1.1 | 48.4 | 1.1 | 45.0 | 1.0 | 85.7 | 1.5 |
| Massachusetts | 19.4 | 0.6 | 20.5 | 0.7 | 21.8 | 0.7 | 26.0 | 0.7 | 47.0 | 1.0 |
| Michigan | 27.9 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 0.6 | 40.6 | 0.7 | 45.4 | 0.8 | 89.5 | 1.1 |
| Minnesota | 25.2 | 0.8 | 29.0 | 0.9 | 37.8 | 1.1 | 42.2 | 1.1 | DNC | DNC |
| Missouri | 23.4 | 0.7 | 25.8 | 0.7 | 29.7 | 0.8 | 35.8 | 0.9 | 49.8 | 1.1 |
| Nebraska | 26.6 | 1.4 | 30.2 | 1.5 | 35.9 | 1.8 | 37.4 | 1.8 | DNC | DNC |
| Nevada | 18.1 | 1.0 | 21.5 | 1.1 | 26.3 | 1.2 | 28.4 | 1.4 | DNC | DNC |
| New Hampshire | 17.8 | 1.3 | 21.6 | 1.4 | 23.9 | 1.5 | 24.5 | 1.6 | DNC | DNC |
| New Jersey | 38.5 | 0.8 | 43.6 | 0.8 | 49.1 | 0.8 | 59.7 | 0.9 | 92.3 | 1.2 |
| New York | 39.5 | 0.5 | 46.0 | 0.5 | 51.7 | 0.6 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 87.3 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | 26.2 | 0.6 | 29.3 | 0.7 | 38.9 | 0.8 | 45.0 | 0.8 | 68.2 | 1.1 |
| Ohio | 29.4 | 0.6 | 32.9 | 0.6 | 35.9 | 0.7 | 39.3 | 0.7 | DNC | DNC |
| Oklahoma | 45.3 | 1.3 | 49.3 | 1.3 | 55.6 | 1.4 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC |
| Oregon | 19.8 | 0.8 | 24.4 | 0.9 | 27.8 | 1.0 | 33.2 | 1.1 | 53.2 | 1.4 |
| Rhode Island | 21.6 | 1.6 | 19.8 | 1.5 | 25.6 | 1.7 | 28.2 | 1.8 | DNC | DNC |
| South Carolina | 19.7 | 0.8 | 25.1 | 0.9 | 26.9 | 0.9 | 34.7 | 1.2 | 61.9 | 1.5 |
| Tennessee | 23.3 | 0.7 | 24.4 | 0.8 | 27.2 | 0.8 | 36.5 | 0.9 | 57.2 | 1.1 |
| Texas | 24.2 | 0.4 | 28.4 | 0.5 | 32.1 | 0.6 | 34.9 | 0.5 | 62.5 | 0.9 |
| Utah | 11.4 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 1.0 | 15.9 | 1.1 | 20.3 | 1.2 | 28.4 | 1.5 |
| Vermont | 24.8 | 2.2 | 30.8 | 2.4 | 36.8 | 2.6 | 40.2 | 2.8 | DNC | DNC |
| Virginia | 24.7 | 0.6 | 29.5 | 0.7 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 60.1 | 1.1 |
| Washington | 15.5 | 0.6 | 17.6 | 0.6 | 19.6 | 0.6 | 20.7 | 0.7 | 41.8 | 1.0 |
| West Virginia | 46.2 | 1.7 | 60.3 | 2.0 | 68.5 | 2.1 | 99.3 | 2.6 | 169.5 | 3.4 |
| Wisconsin | 21.8 | 0.7 | 24.1 | 0.7 | 28.8 | 0.8 | 32.3 | 0.9 | 63.5 | 1.2 |
| Wyoming | 49.0 | 3.6 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC |
a Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population.
DNC - Data were not collected.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) databases and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.� State estimates are from the State Inpatient Databases (SID). Not all States participate in HCUP.� Estimates for the total United States are from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, which is drawn from the SID and weighted to give national estimates.
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Internet Citation: Table 17_2_2-3: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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