Table 1_3_5_3

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.

Table 1_3_5.3
Patients with colon cancer who received recommended treatment: resected colon specimen had at least 12 regional lymph nodes pathologically examined, by State,^a 2004-2008
	2008			2007			2006			2005			2004
Population group	Number	Percent	SE	Number	Percent	SE	Number	Percent	SE	Number	Percent	SE	Number	Percent	SE
Total^b	36,480	81.2	0.2	36,853	77.0	0.2	37,087	67.0	0.2	37,135	60.2	0.3	37,748	55.2	0.3
Alabama	640	72.7	1.8	635	75.9	1.7	561	63.5	2.0	575	48.0	2.1	615	40.2	2.0
Alaska	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Arizona	276	83.0	2.3	223	75.8	2.9	216	56.5	3.4	235	46.4	3.3	224	50.5	3.3
Arkansas	136	61.8	4.2	179	49.2	3.7	134	38.1	4.2	192	29.2	3.3	237	26.6	2.9
California	2,937	78.2	0.8	2,876	73.3	0.8	2,924	62.9	0.9	2,807	57.5	0.9	2,690	53.0	1.0
Colorado	391	81.1	2.0	430	77.7	2.0	482	67.2	2.1	495	57.0	2.2	541	51.0	2.2
Connecticut	598	84.1	1.5	643	75.7	1.7	603	74.1	1.8	676	67.9	1.8	711	65.8	1.8
Delaware	177	91.0	2.2	179	79.3	3.0	205	69.8	3.2	218	67.0	3.2	176	54.0	3.8
District of Columbia	209	78.5	2.8	215	71.2	3.1	211	67.8	3.2	210	56.2	3.4	190	53.2	3.6
Florida	2,323	79.2	0.8	2,151	76.9	0.9	2,208	65.7	1.0	2,381	58.3	1.0	2,470	53.9	1.0
Georgia	1,059	81.8	1.2	1,135	78.6	1.2	1,088	67.5	1.4	1,054	61.1	1.5	1,135	55.3	1.5
Hawaii	140	84.3	3.1	141	89.4	2.6	146	82.9	3.1	138	85.5	3.0	197	75.6	3.1
Idaho	164	79.9	3.1	188	77.7	3.0	150	73.3	3.6	162	53.1	3.9	165	54.6	3.9
Illinois	1,751	83.9	0.9	1,917	79.0	0.9	1,875	70.5	1.1	1,957	61.7	1.1	2,029	55.8	1.1
Indiana	1,034	81.4	1.2	1,041	76.7	1.3	1,006	65.3	1.5	1,028	55.6	1.6	973	49.3	1.6
Iowa	399	84.5	1.8	343	73.8	2.4	381	64.0	2.5	337	58.2	2.7	325	46.8	2.8
Kansas	239	79.5	2.6	242	78.5	2.6	244	66.0	3.0	230	57.0	3.3	251	44.6	3.1
Kentucky	690	82.2	1.5	698	73.9	1.7	694	63.8	1.8	621	58.8	2.0	658	56.7	1.9
Louisiana	625	79.5	1.6	638	69.8	1.8	576	60.1	2.0	579	52.3	2.1	548	49.3	2.1
Maine	165	78.8	3.2	198	77.3	3.0	209	65.1	3.3	182	67.6	3.5	197	66.0	3.4
Maryland	820	81.5	1.4	893	76.3	1.4	931	63.3	1.6	869	57.8	1.7	851	57.9	1.7
Massachusetts	982	84.9	1.1	1,051	78.9	1.3	1,128	68.3	1.4	1,212	64.5	1.4	1,156	53.0	1.5
Michigan	1,143	79.0	1.2	1,113	77.5	1.3	1,174	69.1	1.4	1,153	65.7	1.4	1,224	59.7	1.4
Minnesota	678	83.6	1.4	687	81.5	1.5	613	75.7	1.7	639	72.0	1.8	711	66.2	1.8
Mississippi	356	69.1	2.5	352	68.5	2.5	346	56.1	2.7	337	50.2	2.7	392	46.2	2.5
Missouri	983	86.6	1.1	971	80.8	1.3	939	67.9	1.5	968	63.0	1.6	928	60.7	1.6
Montana	103	80.6	3.9	117	72.7	4.1	108	56.5	4.8	100	54.0	5.0	81	46.9	5.5
Nebraska	371	82.2	2.0	348	80.8	2.1	346	64.2	2.6	281	53.0	3.0	264	57.6	3.0
Nevada	174	77.0	3.2	128	65.6	4.2	186	60.2	3.6	171	56.1	3.8	125	52.0	4.5
New Hampshire	129	81.4	3.4	140	83.6	3.1	113	69.9	4.3	140	61.4	4.1	142	45.8	4.2
New Jersey	1,309	80.4	1.1	1,295	79.0	1.1	1,442	66.7	1.2	1,577	66.7	1.2	1,545	56.0	1.3
New Mexico	179	77.1	3.1	177	81.9	2.9	176	77.8	3.1	159	71.1	3.6	203	68.0	3.3
New York	1,950	84.0	0.8	1,978	77.0	1.0	1,979	68.5	1.0	1,972	62.5	1.1	2,081	58.1	1.1
North Carolina	1,159	80.9	1.2	1,168	82.5	1.1	1,252	69.9	1.3	1,251	62.1	1.4	1,122	53.9	1.5
North Dakota	137	68.6	4.0	151	72.9	3.6	107	59.8	4.7	132	58.3	4.3	119	54.6	4.6
Ohio	1,923	82.7	0.9	2,062	79.2	0.9	2,101	69.8	1.0	2,051	58.2	1.1	2,047	54.0	1.1
Oklahoma	412	78.6	2.0	398	71.4	2.3	452	64.6	2.3	385	60.5	2.5	483	57.4	2.3
Oregon	531	79.1	1.8	479	76.0	2.0	522	69.4	2.0	483	63.8	2.2	475	56.2	2.3
Pennsylvania	1,943	81.5	0.9	2,055	78.0	0.9	2,171	68.1	1.0	2,109	60.0	1.1	2,103	55.2	1.1
Puerto Rico	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Rhode Island	216	81.9	2.6	232	73.7	2.9	231	60.2	3.2	227	56.8	3.3	244	50.0	3.2
South Carolina	587	77.9	1.7	587	73.8	1.8	546	62.6	2.1	536	55.6	2.2	587	49.2	2.1
South Dakota	144	81.3	3.3	116	63.8	4.5	130	68.5	4.1	129	65.9	4.2	172	52.3	3.8
Tennessee	1,034	79.8	1.3	1,112	74.6	1.3	1,134	65.4	1.4	1,085	58.4	1.5	1,114	53.5	1.5
Texas	2,120	83.1	0.8	2,060	81.5	0.9	1,985	71.0	1.0	2,010	62.1	1.1	2,009	60.7	1.1
Utah	200	93.0	1.8	194	84.0	2.6	160	84.4	2.9	186	74.7	3.2	170	75.3	3.3
Vermont	69	87.0	4.1	71	80.3	4.7	73	72.6	5.2	68	60.3	5.9	75	64.0	5.5
Virginia	1,030	78.5	1.3	1,049	72.6	1.4	1,063	63.3	1.5	1,074	54.6	1.5	1,122	49.1	1.5
Washington	797	84.9	1.3	741	78.4	1.5	775	65.3	1.7	762	62.3	1.8	793	62.0	1.7
West Virginia	225	78.2	2.8	259	62.9	3.0	246	61.0	3.1	233	48.9	3.3	278	43.5	3.0
Wisconsin	638	88.4	1.3	629	83.6	1.5	586	71.2	1.9	573	66.5	2.0	614	59.6	2.0

^a. Since NCDB data contain a sample of hospitals participating in the Commission on Cancer accreditation program, the percentages are based on the experience of hospitals located in these States, not based on patient residence.

^b. Includes data from Guam, the Virgin Islands, and other U. S. territories not shown in the table.

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

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons and American Cancer Society, National Cancer Data Base.

Current as of March 2012

Internet Citation: Table 1_3_5_3: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/1_cancer/T1_3_5_3.html