Table 11_1_3-7

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_3.7
Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who always got care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care, by State, 2007
StatePercentSE
Alabama71.42.1
Arizona61.91.7
Arkansas65.54.4
California69.21.0
Colorado75.72.8
Connecticut74.03.4
Delaware38.914.4
District of Columbia69.56.8
Florida67.91.2
Georgia72.62.8
Hawaii72.83.0
Idaho67.53.5
Illinois70.42.2
Indiana76.02.7
Iowa69.99.5
Kansas73.23.1
Kentucky66.12.5
Louisiana66.92.9
Maine75.74.2
Maryland66.82.8
Massachusetts71.72.4
Michigan71.02.6
Minnesota74.62.2
Missouri70.32.4
Montana75.23.5
Nebraska77.23.4
Nevada57.34.3
New Jersey72.22.6
New Mexico62.92.7
New York69.71.2
North Carolina71.82.7
Ohio73.81.7
Oklahoma67.12.9
Oregon70.31.6
Pennsylvania71.91.1
Puerto Rico69.21.4
Rhode Island73.13.2
Tennessee73.12.3
Texas69.31.5
Utah68.32.5
Virginia68.94.2
Washington72.02.3
West Virginia75.44.2
Wisconsin77.51.9

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_3-7: 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_3-7.html