Table 11_1_1-7

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_1.7
Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who always got appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care, by State, 2007
StatePercentSE
Alabama64.31.5
Arizona57.11.1
Arkansas62.73.1
California57.20.7
Colorado63.31.8
Connecticut66.92.5
Delaware63.410.7
District of Columbia55.54.7
Florida62.90.7
Georgia63.11.9
Hawaii60.12.0
Idaho57.32.3
Illinois61.11.4
Indiana65.41.8
Iowa56.56.3
Kansas67.91.9
Kentucky62.91.8
Louisiana62.41.9
Maine65.82.7
Maryland57.51.8
Massachusetts68.21.6
Michigan64.71.7
Minnesota64.81.5
Missouri64.11.5
Montana59.42.5
Nebraska66.02.2
Nevada59.32.5
New Jersey64.81.6
New Mexico57.61.8
New York64.60.7
North Carolina66.21.9
Ohio66.41.1
Oklahoma65.21.9
Oregon59.41.1
Pennsylvania65.60.7
Puerto Rico65.51.1
Rhode Island67.72.1
Tennessee65.01.6
Texas61.31.0
Utah56.61.7
Virginia62.42.9
Washington63.81.6
West Virginia69.72.7
Wisconsin66.71.4

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_1-7: 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_1-7.html