Table 12_1_5-6

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 12_1_5.6
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always explained things in a way they could understand, Medicaid, by State, 2007
StatePercentSE
California55.70.9
Colorado66.82.2
Connecticut67.72.8
Florida70.11.1
Kansas64.52.6
Maryland69.51.2
Massachusetts71.32.2
Michigan65.00.9
New Jersey70.22.0
New Mexico71.42.0
New York68.11.9
Ohio72.21.7
Pennsylvania68.61.2
Rhode Island61.03.0
Tennessee68.42.4
Utah67.11.9
Virginia66.92.9
Washington66.51.7
West Virginia71.13.1

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 12_1_5-6: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/12_patientcenteredness/T12_1_5-6.html