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2011 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.

Table 3_1_5.2
New end stage renal disease patients who initiated hemodialysis with an arteriovenous fistula, by State, 2008-2010^a
	2010			2009			2008
State	Number	Percent	SE	Number	Percent	SE	Number	Percent	SE
All reporting States	104,152	15.0	0.1	105,392	14.3	0.1	101,078	13.6	0.1
Alabama	1,873	16.6	0.9	1,850	16.2	0.9	1,832	16.3	0.9
Alaska	114	33.3	4.4	77	23.4	4.8	76	23.7	4.9
Arizona	2,284	16.3	0.8	2,096	14.6	0.8	2,058	14.6	0.8
Arkansas	973	9.9	1.0	980	9.6	0.9	961	9.7	1.0
California	13,077	14.1	0.3	12,817	13.8	0.3	12,534	13.8	0.3
Colorado	832	21.9	1.4	895	20.8	1.4	883	20.6	1.4
Connecticut	835	18.8	1.4	915	20.4	1.3	901	20.4	1.3
Delaware	308	17.9	2.2	386	19.2	2.0	350	17.4	2.0
District of Columbia	343	10.2	1.6	397	13.6	1.7	368	13.6	1.8
Florida	6,957	11.4	0.4	6,955	11.4	0.4	6,667	11.4	0.4
Georgia	3,645	13.4	0.6	3,681	13.4	0.6	3,582	13.5	0.6
Hawaii	540	28.7	1.9	609	27.8	1.8	590	27.8	1.8
Idaho	315	18.7	2.2	301	16.9	2.2	298	17.1	2.2
Illinois	4,511	11.7	0.5	4,672	11.4	0.5	4,452	11.5	0.5
Indiana	2,114	13.6	0.7	2,151	11.5	0.7	2,074	11.5	0.7
Iowa	720	20.6	1.5	761	17.7	1.4	657	16.9	1.5
Kansas	710	13.1	1.3	704	13.1	1.3	646	12.1	1.3
Kentucky	1,514	17.1	1.0	1,478	15.9	1.0	1,421	15.8	1.0
Louisiana	2,165	16.4	0.8	2,184	15.4	0.8	2,138	15.5	0.8
Maine	222	22.5	2.8	259	26.3	2.7	258	26.4	2.7
Maryland	2,039	12.4	0.7	2,258	12.1	0.7	2,081	12.5	0.7
Massachusetts	1,583	23.6	1.1	1,643	20.7	1.0	1,580	20.5	1.0
Michigan	3,605	13.7	0.6	3,608	14.6	0.6	3,535	14.7	0.6
Minnesota	1,195	15.5	1.0	1,150	15.0	1.1	1,145	14.9	1.1
Mississippi	1,305	15.5	1.0	1,360	14.3	1.0	1,359	14.3	1.0
Missouri	1,776	11.6	0.8	2,011	10.5	0.7	1,931	10.4	0.7
Montana	158	21.5	3.3	171	25.1	3.3	171	25.1	3.3
Nebraska	465	14.6	1.6	443	14.9	1.7	436	14.9	1.7
Nevada	929	11.7	1.1	834	11.8	1.1	827	11.9	1.1
New Hampshire	258	29.1	2.8	269	29.7	2.8	260	30.0	2.8
New Jersey	3,091	16.5	0.7	3,375	14.8	0.6	3,372	14.4	0.6
New Mexico	609	20.0	1.6	599	14.5	1.4	592	14.7	1.5
New York	6,374	17.8	0.5	6,694	16.4	0.5	6,458	16.5	0.5
North Carolina	3,168	19.9	0.7	3,129	17.4	0.7	3,071	17.2	0.7
North Dakota	233	15.9	2.4	278	10.4	1.8	274	10.6	1.9
Ohio	4,663	15.2	0.5	4,576	13.4	0.5	4,338	13.5	0.5
Oklahoma	1,208	14.0	1.0	1,222	11.8	0.9	1,203	11.9	0.9
Oregon	934	23.8	1.4	923	24.1	1.4	912	24.1	1.4
Pennsylvania	4,501	13.6	0.5	4,814	13.4	0.5	4,429	13.8	0.5
Rhode Island	323	18.0	2.1	348	16.7	2.0	342	17.0	2.0
South Carolina	1,726	17.7	0.9	1,761	16.4	0.9	1,709	16.6	0.9
South Dakota	217	13.4	2.3	203	8.9	2.0	198	9.1	2.0
Tennessee	2,388	13.7	0.7	2,390	14.2	0.7	2,362	14.2	0.7
Texas	8,965	12.5	0.3	8,678	11.5	0.3	8,488	11.4	0.3
Utah	389	20.8	2.1	409	18.8	1.9	403	18.6	1.9
Vermont	68	22.1	5.0	79	17.7	4.3	75	18.7	4.5
Virginia	2,592	14.4	0.7	2,615	12.8	0.7	2,556	12.8	0.7
Washington	1,537	22.9	1.1	1,547	23.3	1.1	1,524	23.6	1.1
West Virginia	569	17.2	1.6	650	14.2	1.4	628	14.6	1.4
Wisconsin	1,551	16.6	0.9	1,618	17.3	0.9	1,607	17.4	0.9
Wyoming	69	18.8	4.7	76	15.8	4.2	76	15.8	4.2
American Samoa	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Guam	DSU	DSU	DSU	132	8.3	2.4	131	8.4	2.4
Mariana Islands	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Puerto Rico	1,366	10.1	0.8	1,281	10.0	0.8	1,282	9.8	0.8
Virgin Islands	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a. Data were drawn from the Medical Evidence Report (CMS-2728), which is completed for all end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients beginning chronic outpatient dialysis. These data are stored in the Standard Information Management System (SIMS) database maintained by the 18 ESRD networks. Data for 2009 and 2010 were drawn from the SIMS central repository on May 17, 2011.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, End Stage Renal Disease, Standard Information Management System, Medical Evidence Report (CMS-2728).

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T3_1_5_2: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/3_chronickidneydisease/T3_1_5_2.html