Table 7_1_3-1

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 7_1_3.1
Adults diagnosed with a new episode of depression and initiated on an antidepressant drug who received a continuous trial of medication treatment during the acute treatment phase, United States, 2001 and 2007
Population group		2007			2001
Population group		Number of health plans	Percent	SE	Number of health plans	Percent	SE
Total		449	66.8	16.0	423	61.8	12.4
Region	Northeast	109	62.7	18.6	*	*	*
	South	128	58.4	12.9	133	53.4	12.6
	Midwest	109	62.1	18.3	116	58.2	14.8
	West	*	*	*	*	*	*

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: National Committee for Quality Assurance, Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 7_1_3-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/7_mentalhealthsubstanceabuse/T7_1_3-1.html