Table 12_1_9-8

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_9.8
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always spent enough time with them, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2007
StatePercentSE
Alabama69.41.7
Alaska70.52.6
Arizona64.72.0
Arkansas69.52.4
California64.51.2
Colorado66.82.4
Connecticut67.92.4
Delaware73.82.3
District of Columbia70.02.6
Florida67.41.2
Georgia64.71.7
Hawaii70.02.6
Idaho67.02.7
Indiana68.91.7
Iowa69.02.6
Kansas68.02.6
Kentucky67.81.9
Louisiana71.62.0
Maine71.92.4
Maryland69.31.7
Massachusetts70.01.7
Michigan69.51.3
Minnesota73.12.4
Mississippi70.92.6
Missouri66.01.8
Montana72.92.6
Nebraska67.62.7
Nevada67.72.6
New Hampshire67.92.6
New Jersey68.21.4
New Mexico64.82.6
New York69.71.1
North Carolina67.41.5
North Dakota64.92.8
Ohio66.81.3
Oklahoma64.72.3
Oregon63.02.8
Pennsylvania72.51.2
Puerto Rico70.72.6
Rhode Island71.92.5
South Carolina69.11.9
South Dakota68.52.8
Tennessee66.51.8
Texas69.41.2
Utah61.62.9
Vermont70.32.6
Virgin Islands73.42.7
Virginia67.91.5
Washington64.01.9
West Virginia69.42.4
Wisconsin69.51.7
Wyoming68.02.6

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_9-8: 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_9-8.html