Table 11_1_1-6

2008 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 11_1_1.6
Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 6 months who always got appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, Medicaid, by State, 2007
StatePercentSE
California42.50.9
Colorado57.52.3
Connecticut54.72.6
Florida53.51.2
Kansas53.22.7
Maryland60.21.2
Massachusetts51.32.3
Michigan56.20.9
New Jersey57.82.1
New Mexico56.02.1
New York54.62.0
Ohio50.61.7
Pennsylvania55.41.2
Rhode Island54.52.7
Tennessee63.02.4
Utah52.31.9
Virginia61.12.9
Washington49.01.7
West Virginia58.73.1

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.

 

Current as of September 2009
Internet Citation: Table 11_1_1-6: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/11_timeliness/T11_1_1-6.html