Table 6_2_4-3
2010 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.
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Ratea | SE | Ratea | SE | Ratea | SE | Ratea | SE | Ratea | SE |
| United States | 3.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Arizona | 4.3 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| Arkansas | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 | DNC | DNC |
| California | 2.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Colorado | 4.9 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Connecticut | 3.2 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Florida | 2.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Georgia | 3.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Hawaii | 4.8 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 1.8 |
| Illinois | 3.6 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Iowa | 3.3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Kansas | 3.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Kentucky | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Maine | 7.4 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.9 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC |
| Maryland | 4.4 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Massachusetts | 3.8 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
| Minnesota | 6.5 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 0.7 | DNC | DNC |
| Missouri | 3.7 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Nebraska | 4.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.9 | DNC | DNC |
| Nevada | 3.3 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | DNC | DNC |
| New Hampshire | 6.0 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 1.4 | DNC | DNC |
| New Jersey | 2.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 | DNC | DNC | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| New York | 3.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 3.7 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Oklahoma | 3.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.4 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC |
| Oregon | 3.6 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Rhode Island | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 1.4 | DNC | DNC |
| South Carolina | 3.7 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Tennessee | 3.8 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Utah | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Vermont | DSU | DSU | 10.4 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 9.5 | 2.5 | DNC | DNC |
| Virginia | 4.3 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.4 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC |
| Washington | 5.3 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| West Virginia | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Wisconsin | 4.6 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
| Wyoming | DSU | DSU | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC |
a Rates are observed rates and are not adjusted for age or severity.
DNC - Data were not collected.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) databases and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.� State estimates are from the State Inpatient Databases (SID).� Not all States participate in HCUP.� Estimates for the total United States are from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, which is drawn from the SID and weighted to give national estimates.
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Internet Citation: Table 6_2_4-3: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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