Table 4.2. Six Quality Measures for Asthma: National Average, Best-in-class Average, and Poorest Performing Average, 2004
Measure category
(as described in Table 4.1) |
|
National average |
Best-in-class average |
Poorest performing average |
Number of
States reporting |
| Measure description |
% of people |
Standard error |
% of people |
Standard error |
% of people |
Standard error |
| Process Measures |
| A.2 |
Medications (in the past month) |
69.6 |
0.9 |
76.5 |
2.9 |
60.6 |
3.9 |
25* |
| A.5 |
Planned care visits (2 or more in the past 12 months) |
30.2 |
0.9 |
37.6 |
3.2 |
17.8 |
2.5 |
25* |
| A.5 |
Smoking (counseling in the past 12 months) |
78.9 |
1.5 |
83.9 |
4.5 |
64.2 |
8.2 |
20 |
| Flu shots (in the past 12 months) |
42.8 |
0.6 |
53.0 |
3.2 |
33.7 |
3.3 |
52** |
| Outcome Measures |
| C.2 |
Urgent care visits (in the past 12 months) |
28.7 |
0.9 |
19.9 |
2.3 |
34.6 |
3.1 |
25* |
| Emergency room visits (in the past 12 months) |
17.4 |
0.7 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
26.7 |
2.7 |
25* |
* Includes Puerto Rico.
** Includes Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2004.
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