Chapter 6. Care Coordination (Text Descriptions)

National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2011

Figure 6.1. Hospitalized adult patients with heart failure who were given complete written discharge instructions, by race/ethnicity, 2005-2009

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Quality Improvement Organization Program, 2005-2009.

Denominator: Hospitalized adult patients with a principal discharge diagnosis of heart failure.

Note: Complete written discharge instructions needed to address all of the following: activity level, diet, discharge medications, followup appointment, weight monitoring, and actions to take if symptoms worsen.
2008 Achievable Benchmark: 88%.

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Figure 6.2. Patients who reported that they always received test results, commercially insured adults ages 18 and over in primary care practices, by race/ethnicity and education, Massachusetts, 2007 and 2009

Source: Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, Patient Experience Survey, 2007 and 2009.

Note: Respondents limited to patients who received a test in the past year.

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Figure 6.3. Parents of patients who reported that they always received test results, commercially insured children under age 18 in primary care practices, by race/ethnicity and parent's education, Massachusetts, 2007 and 2009

Source: Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, Patient Experience Survey, 2007 and 2009.

Note: White, Black, and Asian populations are non-Hispanic. Respondents limited to patients who received a test in the past year. Education refers to the parents. Data were insufficient for this analysis for American Indians and Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders.

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Figure 6.4. Rehospitalization for congestive heart failure, by race/ethnicity and State, 12 States, 2008

Key: API = Asian or Pacific Islander.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, 2008.

Denominator: Patients hospitalized for congestive heart failure.

Note: Some States had insufficient data for this analysis for Blacks, APIs, and Hispanics.

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Figure 6.5. People with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asks about prescription medications and treatments from other doctors, by race and activity limitations, United States, 2002-2008

Key: AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native, NHOPI = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2002-2008.

Denominator: Civilian noninstitutionalized population who report a usual source of care.

Note: Data for NHOPIs were insufficient for analysis except in 2004 and 2005.

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Figure 6.6. Hospitals with electronic exchange of patient information on medication history, by teaching status and ownership, 2009

Source: American Hospital Association Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement, 2009.

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Figure 6.7. Potentially avoidable emergency department encounters for asthma, among adults, by income and by geographic location, and among children, by income and by geographic location, 2008

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2008.

Denominator: U.S. population.

Note: Annual rates are adjusted for age and gender.

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