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Table 10-7

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.
Table 10.7
Change in disparities over timea for measures where residents of rural areas received worse health care than residents of urban areas in most recent year
MeasurebMost recent yearChange in disparities
Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes per 100,000 population, age 18 and over2009Narrowing
Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year2009Same
Prostate cancer deaths per 100,000 male population per year2009Same
Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year2009Same
Deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with acute myocardial infarction2009Same
Deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with congestive heart failure2009Same
Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with coronary artery bypass surgery, age 40 and over2009Same
Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, age 40 and over2009Same
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year2009Same
Hospital admissions for short-term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population, ages 6-172009Same
Children who had their height and weight measured by a health provider within the past 2 years2009Same
Children ages 3-6 who ever had their vision checked by a health provider2008Same
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a helmet when riding a bicycle or motorcycle2009Same
Suicide deaths per 100,000 population2009Same
Hospital admissions for immunization-preventable influenza per 100,000 population, age 65 and over2009Same
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider ever gave advice about the amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies they should have2009Same
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider ever gave advice about healthy eating2009Same
Postoperative respiratory failure per 1,000 elective surgical hospital discharges, children ages 0-172008Same
Accidental laceration or puncture during procedure per 1,000 discharges, children2009Same
Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with expected low mortality2009Same
Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got appointments for routine care as soon as wanted2009Same
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never explained things clearly to their parents2009Same
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 say2009Same
People under age 65 with health insurance2010Same
People under age 65 with any private health insurance2010Same
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year2009Same
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year2009Same
People under age 65 whose family's health insurance premium and out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income2009Same
People with a usual source of care, excluding hospital emergency rooms, who has office hours nights or weekends2009Same
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year2009Growing
Deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with pneumonia2009Growing
Adult current smokers with a checkup in the last 12 months who received advice to quit smoking, all adults2008Growing
Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods2009Growing

a. Annual rate of change within each subgroup is estimated using linear regression model. Change in disparities is the difference in the annual rate of change between subgroup and reference group. See Chapter 10, Priority Populations, in the 2012 National Healthcare Disparities Report for reference.
b. Includes measures where subgroup received worse health care than reference group in most recent year.

Source: Database for the National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report.

Page last reviewed June 2013
Internet Citation: Table 10-7: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/10_prioritypopulations/T10-7.html

 

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