Table 11_2_4-1

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_2_4.1
Median time in minutes from arrival to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) in heart attack patients with ST segment elevation or left bundle branch block (LBBB) on electrocardiogram (ECG), United States, 2005 and 2006
Population group		2006	2005
Population group		Median time (minutes)	Median time (minutes)
Total^a		89	99
Gender	Male	86	96
Gender	Female	92	105
Race	White	86	97
	Black	99	115
	Hispanic	94	108
	Native American	88	95
	Asian	91	104
Age	Under 65	86	95
	65–74	89	100
	75–84	93	106
	85 and over	99	114

^a The estimate for the Total row is based on State-level estimates whereas the estimates for the demographic categories are based on patient/episode-level data.

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

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 11_2_4-1: 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_2_4-1.html