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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.
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Number | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE |
| Totala | 1,646 | 54.4 | 1.2 | 49.4 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 42.1 | 0.6 | 37.9 | 0.5 |
| Alabama | 54 | 66.7 | 6.5 | 52.9 | 6.0 | 54.2 | 6.5 | 37.2 | 5.0 | 32.8 | 3.3 |
| Alaska | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 34.4 | 8.5 |
| Arizona | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 22.6 | 5.4 | 16.3 | 4.0 | 20.9 | 3.8 |
| Arkansas | 81 | 60.5 | 5.5 | 58.2 | 6.1 | 55.3 | 5.7 | 53.5 | 4.4 | 37.7 | 3.8 |
| California | 481 | 59.0 | 2.2 | 58.0 | 2.0 | 60.6 | 1.7 | 48.4 | 1.4 | 43.7 | 1.1 |
| Colorado | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 44.7 | 5.2 |
| Connecticut | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 48.4 | 9.1 | 38.7 | 8.9 | 39.3 | 6.3 |
| Delaware | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 42.9 | 8.5 | DSU | DSU |
| District of Columbia | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Florida | 40 | 45.0 | 8.0 | 43.7 | 5.4 | 43.8 | 3.7 | 38.0 | 2.2 | 36.0 | 1.8 |
| Georgia | 111 | 59.5 | 4.7 | 59.9 | 3.9 | 60.6 | 3.5 | 49.3 | 2.5 | 46.1 | 2.0 |
| Hawaii | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 31.8 | 7.1 | 47.1 | 6.1 | 30.9 | 5.2 |
| Idaho | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Illinois | DSU | DSU | DSU | 37.0 | 7.2 | 36.6 | 5.8 | 29.0 | 4.1 | 25.6 | 3.3 |
| Indiana | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 47.6 | 7.8 | 65.1 | 4.7 | 57.0 | 3.5 |
| Iowa | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 75.0 | 6.9 | 61.0 | 5.6 | 40.0 | 5.7 |
| Kansas | DSU | DSU | DSU | 35.3 | 8.3 | 31.1 | 7.0 | 35.1 | 6.4 | 45.6 | 5.6 |
| Kentucky | 50 | 54.0 | 7.1 | 59.7 | 6.3 | 50.5 | 5.1 | 44.0 | 4.1 | 39.4 | 3.2 |
| Louisiana | 47 | 34.0 | 7.0 | 33.3 | 5.7 | 45.5 | 4.8 | 33.1 | 4.1 | 29.0 | 3.6 |
| Maine | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 73.3 | 8.2 | 47.2 | 6.9 | 46.8 | 5.7 |
| Maryland | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 29.3 | 7.2 | 35.6 | 6.3 | 33.0 | 4.9 |
| Massachusetts | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 57.8 | 6.2 | 40.5 | 5.4 | 36.5 | 4.1 |
| Michigan | DSU | DSU | DSU | 39.0 | 7.7 | 45.6 | 6.7 | 41.3 | 5.5 | 28.0 | 3.6 |
| Minnesota | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 46.7 | 7.5 | 34.3 | 4.7 |
| Mississippi | 46 | 39.1 | 7.3 | 54.0 | 5.8 | 46.2 | 4.6 | 43.5 | 4.0 | 37.9 | 3.5 |
| Missouri | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 48.8 | 7.9 | 36.2 | 4.5 | 40.1 | 3.7 |
| Montana | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Nebraska | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 37.5 | 8.7 | 29.6 | 7.0 |
| Nevada | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 51.2 | 7.7 | 39.1 | 4.3 | 40.0 | 3.4 |
| New Hampshire | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 30.0 | 7.3 |
| New Jersey | 39 | 69.2 | 7.5 | 41.0 | 4.8 | 47.7 | 4.4 | 35.1 | 3.3 | 37.3 | 2.4 |
| New Mexico | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 31.6 | 7.6 | 34.5 | 6.3 |
| New York | 123 | 51.2 | 4.5 | 46.9 | 3.7 | 52.5 | 2.4 | 44.0 | 2.0 | 36.3 | 1.6 |
| North Carolina | DSU | DSU | DSU | 41.5 | 7.8 | 42.3 | 5.9 | 47.5 | 3.7 | 43.0 | 2.8 |
| North Dakota | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 47.8 | 7.5 |
| Ohio | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 53.8 | 6.2 | 39.7 | 4.0 | 30.3 | 2.6 |
| Oklahoma | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 49.1 | 6.7 | 38.1 | 5.0 | 41.1 | 3.7 |
| Oregon | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 45.2 | 9.1 | 39.7 | 6.0 | 44.9 | 4.6 |
| Pennsylvania | DSU | DSU | DSU | 35.6 | 6.3 | 36.0 | 5.6 | 31.2 | 3.4 | 38.3 | 2.4 |
| Puerto Rico | 219 | 39.3 | 3.3 | 40.7 | 3.8 | 40.4 | 3.9 | 29.0 | 3.1 | 29.1 | 3.1 |
| Rhode Island | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 50.0 | 9.3 | 35.0 | 7.6 |
| South Carolina | DSU | DSU | DSU | 57.4 | 6.8 | 58.7 | 7.3 | 54.6 | 4.8 | 30.3 | 3.5 |
| South Dakota | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 43.4 | 6.9 | 30.6 | 7.8 |
| Tennessee | DSU | DSU | DSU | 67.5 | 7.5 | 57.3 | 5.7 | 45.6 | 4.1 | 38.2 | 3.4 |
| Texas | 109 | 60.6 | 4.7 | 43.2 | 3.6 | 36.9 | 2.9 | 37.9 | 2.3 | 32.0 | 1.7 |
| Utah | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Vermont | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Virginia | 36 | 72.2 | 7.6 | 56.9 | 5.9 | 46.2 | 5.3 | 43.1 | 3.5 | 35.1 | 2.7 |
| Washington | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 30.6 | 6.7 | 27.7 | 4.9 |
| West Virginia | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 39.2 | 5.7 | 36.4 | 3.8 |
| Wisconsin | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 30.6 | 5.0 |
| Wyoming | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
a. 2009 data do not include data from the U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands); other years do not include Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
Page last reviewed October 2014
Internet Citation: T13_2_4_2: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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