Table 4_3_1-1
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.
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 95.0 | 0.0 | 93.1 | 0.0 | 90.2 | 0.0 | 87.7 | 0.0 | |
| Gender | Male | 95.2 | 0.0 | 93.3 | 0.0 | 90.5 | 0.0 | 88.3 | 0.0 |
| Female | 94.8 | 0.0 | 92.8 | 0.0 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 87.2 | 0.0 | |
| Race | White | 94.9 | 0.0 | 92.9 | 0.0 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 87.4 | 0.0 |
| Black | 95.6 | 0.0 | 93.9 | 0.0 | 91.4 | 0.1 | 89.1 | 0.1 | |
| Hispanic | 93.8 | 0.1 | 91.6 | 0.1 | 89.3 | 0.1 | 86.7 | 0.1 | |
| AI/AN | 91.4 | 0.5 | 90.3 | 0.4 | 86.3 | 0.5 | 85.9 | 0.5 | |
| Asian | 95.6 | 0.2 | 93.5 | 0.2 | 90.1 | 0.3 | 86.6 | 0.3 | |
| Age | Under 65 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 94.2 | 0.0 | 91.9 | 0.0 | 89.7 | 0.1 |
| 65-74 | 95.1 | 0.0 | 93.1 | 0.1 | 90.3 | 0.1 | 88.0 | 0.1 | |
| 75-84 | 94.8 | 0.0 | 93.0 | 0.0 | 90.0 | 0.1 | 87.3 | 0.1 | |
| 85 and over | 94.0 | 0.1 | 91.5 | 0.1 | 88.2 | 0.1 | 85.0 | 0.1 | |
a Includes evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction and ACE inhibitor or ARB prescription at discharge, if indicated, for left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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Internet Citation: Table 4_3_1-1: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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