T11_1_7_1
2011 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.
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| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 60.1 | 0.0 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 60.8 | 0.0 | 58.9 | 0.0 | 57.6 | 0.0 | 55.1 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 0.0 | |
| Ageb | 0-64 | 58.0 | 0.1 | 58.3 | 0.1 | 59.0 | 0.1 | 58.5 | 0.1 | 56.9 | 0.1 | 55.8 | 0.1 | 53.3 | 0.1 | 51.8 | 0.1 |
| 65-74 | 62.1 | 0.1 | 62.3 | 0.1 | 62.8 | 0.1 | 62.4 | 0.1 | 60.6 | 0.1 | 59.1 | 0.1 | 56.6 | 0.1 | 54.6 | 0.1 | |
| 75-84 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 61.3 | 0.1 | 62.1 | 0.1 | 61.5 | 0.1 | 59.6 | 0.1 | 58.2 | 0.1 | 55.7 | 0.1 | 53.8 | 0.1 | |
| 85 and over | 58.5 | 0.1 | 58.9 | 0.1 | 59.8 | 0.1 | 59.3 | 0.1 | 57.4 | 0.1 | 56.0 | 0.1 | 53.5 | 0.1 | 51.8 | 0.1 | |
| Genderb | Male | 59.8 | 0.1 | 60.2 | 0.1 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 60.4 | 0.1 | 58.6 | 0.1 | 57.3 | 0.1 | 54.9 | 0.1 | 53.2 | 0.1 |
| Female | 60.3 | 0.0 | 60.7 | 0.0 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 59.1 | 0.1 | 57.7 | 0.1 | 55.2 | 0.1 | 53.4 | 0.1 | |
| Raceb | White only | 60.9 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 57.7 | 0.0 | 55.2 | 0.1 | 53.4 | 0.1 |
| Black only | 59.3 | 0.1 | 59.6 | 0.1 | 60.1 | 0.1 | 59.6 | 0.1 | 58.9 | 0.1 | 57.7 | 0.1 | 55.4 | 0.1 | 53.3 | 0.1 | |
| Asian only | 61.8 | 0.3 | 63.0 | 0.3 | 62.7 | 0.3 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 59.2 | 0.3 | 59.6 | 0.3 | 58.0 | 0.3 | 52.7 | 0.4 | |
| NHOPI only | 63.4 | 0.8 | 62.9 | 0.8 | 65.0 | 0.9 | 62.1 | 0.9 | 61.6 | 0.9 | 59.2 | 1.0 | 56.9 | 1.1 | 54.9 | 1.1 | |
| AI/AN only | 57.6 | 0.5 | 57.5 | 0.5 | 58.5 | 0.6 | 57.5 | 0.6 | 55.6 | 0.6 | 54.4 | 0.6 | 52.4 | 0.6 | 51.4 | 0.6 | |
| Multiple races | 58.4 | 1.0 | 60.5 | 1.0 | 59.0 | 1.0 | 60.6 | 1.1 | 59.5 | 1.1 | 58.9 | 1.2 | 54.6 | 1.2 | 51.6 | 1.2 | |
| Ethnicityb | Hispanic, all races | 52.6 | 0.1 | 54.3 | 0.1 | 55.5 | 0.1 | 56.5 | 0.1 | 55.4 | 0.2 | 55.0 | 0.2 | 52.9 | 0.2 | 51.3 | 0.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 60.9 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 57.7 | 0.0 | 55.2 | 0.1 | 53.4 | 0.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 59.3 | 0.1 | 59.6 | 0.1 | 60.2 | 0.1 | 59.6 | 0.1 | 58.9 | 0.1 | 57.7 | 0.1 | 55.4 | 0.1 | 53.3 | 0.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic, other | 60.9 | 0.2 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 61.9 | 0.2 | 61.0 | 0.2 | 58.6 | 0.2 | 57.8 | 0.2 | DNA | DNA | DNA | DNA | |
a. Episodes in which a person's dyspneic status improved compared with a prior assessment. Episodes for people who are at the highest level and cannot improve any more are excluded.
b. Excludes records with missing values.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Outcome and Assessment Information Set.
Page last reviewed October 2014
Internet Citation: T11_1_7_1: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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