Measure Title

Composite measure: Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS^®).

AHRQ, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_1.1 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2005.

12_1_1.2 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2002.

12_1_1.3 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_1.4 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_1.5 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Adults age 18 and over who visited a doctor's office or clinic to get health care in the last 12 months with valid, nonmissing answer to all 4 questions that make up the composite measure.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their answer to the four questions: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

12_1_1.6 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

12_1_1.7 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, Medicare managed care, by State, 2007.

12_1_1.8 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Adults with Medicaid benefits who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months.

Adults with Medicare benefits who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator who answered “Always” to the four questions.

Comments

See entries for each of the four components of the composite measure for further details about the individual survey questions.

This measure and its tables are also presented in other relevant sections of the National Healthcare Disparities Report.

Percent estimates are weighted; percent weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the questions had a valid response.

Tables report data from the MEPS Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information on the SAQ.

Measure Title

Composite measure: Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS^®).

AHRQ, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_2.1 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2005.

12_1_2.2 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2002.

12_1_2.3 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_2.4 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_2.5 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Children under age 18 who visited a doctor's office or clinic to get health care in the last 12 months with valid, nonmissing answer to all four questions that make up the composite measure.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their parents or guardians' answer to the four questions: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

12_1_2.6 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Children with Medicaid benefits who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator whose parents or guardians answered “Always” to the four questions.

Comments

The national table reports data from the MEPS Child Health section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information.

See entries for each of the four components of the composite measure for further details about the individual survey questions.

Percent estimates are weighted; percent weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the questions had a valid response.

Measure Title

Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully to them.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_3.1 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully to them, United States, 2005.

12_1_3.2 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully to them, United States, 2002.

12_1_3.3 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully to them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_3.4 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually listened carefully to them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_3.5 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Adults who visited a doctor's office or clinic to get health care in the last 12 months and answered the question, “In the last 12 months how often did doctors or other health providers listen carefully to you?” Nonresponses and “Don't know” responses were excluded.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their answer to the above question: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

12_1_3.6 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always listened carefully to them, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

12_1_3.7 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully to them, Medicare managed care, by State, 2007.

12_1_3.8 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully to them, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Adults who visited a doctor's office or clinic to get health care in the last 6 months for Medicaid.

Adults who visited a doctor's office or clinic to get health care in the last 12 months for Medicare managed care and Medicare fee for service.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population who responded “Always” to the question, “In the last 6 months, how often did doctors or other health providers listen carefully to you?” for Medicaid.

Subset of the denominator population who responded “Always” to the question, “In the last 12 months, how often did doctors or other health providers listen carefully to you?” for Medicare managed care and Medicare fee for service.

Comments

National tables report data from the MEPS Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information on the SAQ.

Measure Title

Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_4.1 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, United States, 2005.

12_1_4.2 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, United States, 2002.

12_1_4.3 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_4.4 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually listened carefully, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_4.5 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Children under age 18 who visited a doctor's office or clinic to get health care in the last 12 months with a valid answer to the question, “In the last 12 months how often did doctors or other health providers listen carefully to you?” Nonresponses and “Don't know” responses were excluded.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their parents or guardians' answer to the above question: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

12_1_4.6 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always listened carefully, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Children with Medicaid benefits who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population with their parents or guardians' response of “Always” to the question, “In the last 6 months, how often did doctors or other health providers listen carefully to you?”

Comments

The national table reports data from the MEPS Child Health section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information.

Measure Title

Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers explained things in a way they could understand.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_5.1 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2005.

12_1_5.2 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2002.

12_1_5.3 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_5.4 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_5.5 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Adults age 18 and over who visited a doctor's office or clinic to get health care in the last 12 months and answered the question, “In the last 12 months how often did doctors or other health providers explain things in a way you could understand?” Nonresponses and “Don't know” responses were excluded.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their answer to the above question: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

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.

12_1_5.7 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always explained things in a way they could understand, Medicare managed care, by State, 2007.

12_1_5.8 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always explained things in a way they could understand, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Number of adults visiting a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months for Medicaid.

Number of adults visiting a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months for Medicare managed care and Medicare fee for service.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population who answered “Always” to the question, “In the last 6 months, how often did doctors or other health providers explain things in a way you could understand?” for Medicaid.

Subset of the denominator population who answered “Always” to the question, “In the last 12 months, how often did doctors or other health providers explain things in a way you could understand?” for Medicare managed care and Medicare fee for service.

Comments

National tables report data from the MEPS Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information.

Measure Title

Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers explained things clearly.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_6.1 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers explained things clearly, United States, 2005.

12_1_6.2 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers explained things clearly, United States, 2002.

12_1_6.3 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always explained things clearly, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_6.4 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually explained things clearly, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_6.5 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never explained things clearly, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months with a valid answer to the question, “In the last 12 months how often did [the person's] doctors or other health providers explain things in a way you could understand?” Nonresponses and “Don't know” responses were excluded.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their parents or guardians' answer to the above question: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

12_1_6.6 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always explained things clearly to their parents, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

12_1_6.7 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always explained things clearly to them (children), Medicaid, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Children with Medicaid benefits who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population with their parents or guardians' response of “Always” to the question, “In the last 6 months, how often did doctors or other health providers explain things in a way you could understand?”

Comments

The national table reports data from the MEPS Child Health section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information.

Measure Title

Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers showed respect for what they had to say.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_7.1 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2005.

12_1_7.2 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2002.

12_1_7.3 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_7.4 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_7.5 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months and answered the question, “In the last 12 months how often did doctors or other health providers show respect for what you had to say?” Nonresponses and “Don't know” responses were excluded.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their answer to the above question: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

12_1_7.6 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always showed respect for what they had to say, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

12_1_7.7 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always showed respect for what they had to say, Medicare managed care, by State, 2007.

12_1_7.8 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always showed respect for what they had to say, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Number of adults who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months for Medicaid.

Number of adults who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months for Medicare managed care and Medicare fee for service.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population with the response “Always” to the question, “In the last 6 months, how often did doctors or other health providers show respect for what you had to say?” for Medicaid.

Subset of the denominator population with the response “Always” to the question, “In the last 12 months, how often did doctors or other health providers show respect for what you had to say?” for Medicare managed care and Medicare fee for service.

Comments

National tables report data from the MEPS Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information on the SAQ.

Measure Title

Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers showed respect for what they or their parents had to say.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_8.1 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers showed respect for what they or their parents had to say, United States, 2005.

12_1_8.2 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers showed respect for what they or their parents had to say, United States, 2002.

12_1_8.3 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always showed respect for what they or their parents had to say, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_8.4 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually showed respect for what they or their parents had to say, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_8.5 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they or their parents had to say, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months and with a valid answer to the question, “In the last 12 months how often did doctors or other health providers show respect for what you had to say?” Nonresponses and “Don't know” responses were excluded.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their parents or guardians' answer to the above question: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

12_1_8.6 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers showed respect for what they or their parents had to say, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Children with Medicaid benefits who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population with their parents or guardians' response of “Always” to the question, “In the last 6 months, how often did doctors or other health providers show respect for what you had to say?”

Comments

The national table reports data from the MEPS Child Health section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information.

Measure Title

Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers spent enough time with them.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_9.1 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers spent enough time with them, United States, 2005.

12_1_9.2 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers spent enough time with them, United States, 2002.

12_1_9.3 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_9.4 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_9.5 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months and answered the question “In the last 12 months how often did doctors or other health providers spend enough time with you?” Nonresponses and “Don't know” responses were excluded.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their answer to the above question: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

12_1_9.6 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers spent enough time with them, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

12_1_9.7 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 managed care, by State, 2007.

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.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Number of adults who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months for Medicaid.

Number of adults who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months for Medicare managed care and Medicare fee for service.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population who responded “Always” to the question, “In the last 6 months, how often did doctors or other health providers spend enough time with you?” for Medicaid.

Subset of the denominator population who responded “Always” to the question, “In the last 12 months, how often did doctors or other health providers spend enough time with you?” for Medicare managed care and Medicare fee for service.

Comments

National tables report data from the MEPS Self-Administered Questionnaire SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information on the SAQ.

Measure Title

Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers spent enough time with them.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_10.1 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers spent enough time with them, United States, 2005.

12_1_10.2 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers spent enough time with them, United States, 2002.

12_1_10.3 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_10.4 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_10.5 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Children under age 18 who visited a doctor's office or clinic to get health care in the last 12 months and with a valid answer to the question, “In the last 12 months how often did doctors or other health providers spend enough time with you?”

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their parents or guardians' answer to the above question: “Always,” “Usually,” “Sometimes,” or “Never.”

State Tables

12_1_10.6 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always spent enough time with them and their parents, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Children with Medicaid benefits who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population with their parents or guardians' response of “Always” to the question, “In the last 6 months, how often did doctors or other health providers spend enough time with you?”

Comments

The national table reports data from the MEPS Child Health section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information.

Measure Title

Rating of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_11.1 Rating of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2005.

12_1_11.2 Rating of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2002.

12_1_11.3 Rating of 9-10 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_11.4 Rating of 7-8 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

12_1_11.5 Rating of 0-6 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.
• Education.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months and answered the question, “We want to know your rating of all your health care in the last 12 months from all doctors and other health providers. Use any number from 0 to 10 where 0 is the worst health care possible, and 10 is the best health care possible. How would you rate all your health care?” Nonresponses and “Don't know” responses were excluded.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population who rated their health care as <7, 7-8, or 9-10, depending on the table, on a scale from 0 to 10.

State Tables

12_1_11.6 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months who gave a best rating for health care they received, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

12_1_11.7 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months who gave a best rating for health care they received, Medicare managed care, by State, 2007.

12_1_11.8 Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months who gave a best rating for health care they received, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Number of adults who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 6 months for Medicaid.

Number of adults who visited a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months for Medicare managed care and Medicare fee for service.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population who rated their health care as 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 to 10.

Comments

National tables report data from the MEPS Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information on the SAQ.

Measure Title

Rating of health care for children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months.

Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Tables

12_1_12.1 Rating of health care for children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2005.

12_1_12.2 Rating of health care for children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2002.

12_1_12.3 Rating of 9-10 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care for children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_12.4 Rating of 7-8 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care for children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

12_1_12.5 Rating of 0-6 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care for children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2005, by:

• Race.
• Ethnicity.
• Family income.

National Data Source

AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.

National Denominator

Children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months and with a valid answer to the question, “We want to know your rating of all your health care in the last 12 months from all doctors and other health providers. Use any number from 0 to 10 where 0 is the worst health care possible and 10 is the best health care possible. How would you rate all your health care?”

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population whose parents rated their health care as <7, 7-8, or 9-10, depending on the table, on a scale from 0 to 10.

State Tables

12_1_12.6 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose parents gave a best rating for health care received, Medicaid, by State, 2007.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), National CAHPS Benchmarking Database (NCBD).

State Denominator

Children with Medicaid benefits who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population whose parents rated their health care as 9 or 10 based on the question, “Using any number from 0 to 10 where 0 is the worst health care possible and 10 is the best health care possible, what number would you use to rate all your health care in the last 6 months?”

Comments

The national table reports data from the MEPS Child Health section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information.

Measure Title

Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication with doctors in the hospital.

Measure Source

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (CMS/AHRQ), Hospital Survey - Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (H-CAHPS).

Table

Data table will not be presented this year.

Data Source

CMS/AHRQ, HCAHPS.

Denominator

Hospital patients age 18 and over discharged alive who had at least an overnight stay and no psychiatry-related diagnoses.

Numerator

Subset of the denominator who responded “Sometimes” or “Never” to any of three survey questions: “During this hospital stay, how often did doctors treat you with courtesy and respect?” “During this hospital stay, how often did doctors listen carefully to you?” and “During this hospital stay, how often did doctors explain things in a way you could understand?”

Measure Title

Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication with nurses in the hospital.

Measure Source

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (CMS/AHRQ), Hospital Survey - Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (H-CAHPS).

Table

Data table will not be presented this year.

Data Source

CMS/AHRQ, H-CAHPS.

Denominator

Hospital patients age 18 and over discharged alive who had at least an overnight stay and no psychiatry-related diagnoses.

Numerator

Subset of the denominator who responded “Sometimes” or “Never” to any of three survey questions: “During this hospital stay, how often did nurses treat you with courtesy and respect?” “During this hospital stay, how often did nurses listen carefully to you?” and “During this hospital stay, how often did nurses explain things in a way you could understand?”

Measure Title

Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication about medications they received in the hospital.

Measure Source

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (CMS/AHRQ), Hospital Survey - Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (H-CAHPS).

Table

Data table will not be presented this year.

Data Source

CMS/AHRQ, HCAHPS.

Denominator

Hospital patients age 18 and over discharged alive who had at least an overnight stay and no psychiatry-related diagnoses and who responded “Yes” to the question, “During this hospital stay, were you given any medicine that you had not taken before?”

Numerator

Subset of the denominator who responded “Sometimes” or “Never” to either of two survey questions: “Before giving you any new medicine, how often did hospital staff tell you what the medicine was for?” and “Before giving you any new medicine, how often did hospital staff describe possible side effects in a way you could understand?”

Measure Title

Adult hospital patients who did not receive good communication about discharge information.

Measure Source

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (CMS/AHRQ), Hospital Survey - Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (H-CAHPS).

Table

Data table will not be presented this year.

Data Source

CMS/AHRQ, HCAHPS.

Denominator

Hospital patients age 18 and over discharged alive who had at least an overnight stay and no psychiatry-related diagnoses and who responded to the questions, “During this hospital stay, did doctors, nurses, or other hospital staff talk with you about whether you would have the help you needed when you left the hospital?” and “During this hospital stay, did you get information in writing about what symptoms or health problems to look out for after you left the hospital?”

Numerator

Subset of the denominator who answered “No” to either question.

Measure Title

Racial and ethnic composition of nurse professionals and total U.S. population.

Measure Source

Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), Community Tracking Study (CTS).

Table

12_3_1.1 Racial and ethnic composition of nurse professionals and total U.S. population, United States, 2006

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS).

Denominator

People in the United States who report their occupation to be a registered nurse.

People in the United States who report their occupation to be a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or a licensed vocational nurse (LVN).

Numerator

Registered nurses who identify as race/ethnicity group.

LPN/LVN who identify as race/ethnicity group.