2016 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
2. Quality of Health Care Through 2014 by Priority Area
Patient Safety
| Table Title for Measures Improving | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative respiratory failure per 1,000 elective-surgery admissions, age 18 and over | -1.43 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Postoperative hip fracture per 1,000 surgical admissions who were not susceptible to falling, age 18 and over | -2.67 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence per 1,000 abdominopelvic-surgery admissions of length 2 or more days, age 18 and over | -4.46 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Adult patients receiving hip joint replacement due to degenerative conditions with adverse events, age 18 and over | -8.49 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Adult patients receiving hip joint replacement due to fracture with adverse events, age 18 and over | -11.09 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Home health care patients whose surgical wound was improved, United States | -7.65 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 4 (2010- 2013) |
| Accidental puncture or laceration during procedure per 1,000 medical and surgical admissions, age 18 and over | -2.24 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Deaths per 1,000 elective-surgery admissions having developed specified complications of care during hospitalization, ages 18-89 or obstetric admissions | -2.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10 (2005-2014) |
| Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with expected low mortality, age 18 and over or obstetric admissions | -6.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital patients who received an anticoagulant who had an adverse drug event with intravenous heparin, age 18 and over | -4.59 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Hospital patients with an anticoagulant-related adverse drug event to low-molecular-weight heparin and factor Xa, age 18 and over | -9.29 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Hospital patients who received a hypoglycemic agent who had an adverse drug event with hypoglycemic agents, age 18 and over | -5.88 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Home health care patients who get better at taking their medication correctly | -3.40 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Birth trauma-injury to neonate per 1,000 live births | -5.82 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 14 (2001-2014) |
| Obstetric trauma per 1,000 vaginal deliveries without instrument assistance | -4.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Obstetric trauma per 1,000 instrument-assisted vaginal deliveries | -3.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Adults age 65 and over who received in the calendar year at least 1 of 11 prescription medications that should be avoided in older adults | -6.41 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Adults age 65 and over who received in the calendar year at least 1 of 33 potentially inappropriate prescription medications for older adults | 4.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Showing No Change | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 elective-surgery admissions of length 4 or more days, age 18 and over | -0.82 | 0.02 | 0.62 | 7 (2008-2014) |
| Adult surgery patients with postoperative pneumonia events, age 18 and over | -3.51 | 0.03 | 0.27 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma with surgical drainage or evacuation per 1,000 surgical admissions, age 18 and over | -0.09 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Adult patients receiving knee replacement with adverse events, age 18 and over | -10.12 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Bloodstream infection in adult patients receiving central venous catheter placement, age 18 and over | -4.05 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 4 (2009-2012) |
| Mechanical adverse events in adult patients receiving central venous catheter placement, age 18 and over | -2.90 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Hospital admissions with accidental puncture or laceration during procedure per 1,000 medical and surgical admissions, age <18 years | -1.17 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital admissions with iatrogenic pneumothorax per 1,000 medical and surgical admissions, age 18 and over | -0.95 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital patients with an anticoagulant-related adverse drug event to warfarin, age 18 and over | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.96 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Worsening | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult surgery patients with postoperative venous thromboembolic events, age 18 and over | 8.10 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Postoperative physiologic and metabolic derangements per 1,000 elective-surgery admissions, age 18 and over | 1.60 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 15 (2000-2014) |
Person-Centered Care
| Table Title for Measures Improving | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them | -2.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand | -3.87 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Adults 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 had to say | -3.29 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them | -3.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Rating of health care 0-6 on a scale from 0 to 10 (best grade) by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months | -2.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| People with a usual source of care who sometimes or never asked person to help make decisions when there was a choice between treatments | -2.96 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication about medications they received in the hospital | -4.34 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 7 (2009-2015) |
| Hospice patient caregivers who perceived patient was referred to hospice at the right time | -2.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7 (2008-2014) |
| Hospice patients who received care consistent with their stated end-of-life wishes | -1.69 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 7 (2008-2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Showing No Change | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice patients who received the right amount of help for feelings of anxiety or sadness | -0.488 | 0.1 | Not calculated | 7 (2008-2014) |
| Family caregivers who did not want more information about what to expect while the patient was dying | -0.669 | 0.1 | Not calculated | 7 (2008-2014) |
Healthy Living
| Table Title for Measures Improving | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birth weights >2,499 grams | -1.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2001-2013) |
| Infants who received breastfeeding through 3 months | -4.18 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 4 (2009-2012) |
| Adult current smokers with a checkup in the last 12 months who received advice to quit smoking | -1.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Children ages 2-19 with obesity who had been told by a doctor or health professional that they were overweight | -1.72 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 4 (1999-2002, 2003-2006, 2007-2010, 2011-2014) |
| Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health professional to exercise more | -1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about the amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies they should have | -1.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about healthy eating | -2.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Home health care patients who get better at walking or moving around | -5.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Home health care patients who get better at getting in and out of bed | -2.88 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Home health care patients who get better at bathing | -3.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Home health care patients who have less shortness of breath | -2.53 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Home health care patients who stayed at home after an episode of home health care ended | -2.21 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Home health care patients who have less pain when moving around | -2.07 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Cervical cancer diagnosed at advanced stage per 100,000 women age 20 and over | -1.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14 (2000-2013) |
| Colorectal cancer diagnosed at advanced stage per 100,000 men and women age 50 and over | -3.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14 (2000-2013) |
| Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last 5 years | -4.72 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 4 (1998, 2003, 2008, 2014) |
| Adults age 18 and over who received an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months | -2.65 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 5 (2010-2014) |
| Adults age 65 and over who received an influenza vaccination in the last 12 months | -1.36 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination | -1.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of polio vaccine | -3.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 14 (2001-2014) |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 1 or more doses of varicella vaccine | -6.11 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 14 (2001-2014) |
| Adolescents ages 13-15 years who received 1 or more doses of meningococcal conjugate vaccine | -15.60 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 7 (2008-2014) |
| Adolescents ages 16-17 years who received 1 or more doses of meningococcal conjugate vaccine | -16.94 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 7 (2008-2014 |
| Adolescent females ages 13-15 years who received 3 or more doses of human papillomavirus vaccine | -3.46 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 7 (2008-2014 |
| Adolescent females ages 16-17 years who received 3 or more doses of human papillomavirus vaccine | -6.11 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 7 (2008-2014 |
| Table Title for Measures Improving | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescents ages 13-15 years who received 1 or more doses of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine | -23.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 7 (2008-2014 |
| Adolescents ages 16-17 years who received 1 or more doses of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine | -25.35 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 7 (2008-2014 |
| Children ages 6 months to 17 years who received influenza vaccination in the past 12 months | -4.58 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 5 (2010-2014) |
| Children who had their height and weight measured by a health provider within the past 2 years | -5.08 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Children ages 3-5 who ever had their vision checked by a health provider | -2.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Children 0-40 lbs for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a child safety seat while riding in the car | -1.20 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Children 41-80 lbs for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a booster seat when riding in the car | -1.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Children ages 0-17 who had a wellness checkup in the last 12 months | -3.30 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 17 (2000-2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Showing No Change | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live-born infants with low birth weight (<2,500 grams) | -0.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8 (2007-2014) |
| Adults age 20 and over with obesity who had been told by a doctor or health professional that they were overweight | -0.23 | 0.01 | 0.75 | 4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) |
| Children ages 2-5 with obesity | -1.94 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 5 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Children ages 6-11 with obesity | 0.97 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 5 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health professional about eating fewer high-fat or high-cholesterol foods | -0.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Breast cancer diagnosed at advanced stage per 100,000 women age 40 and over | -0.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14 (2000-2013) |
| Adults who received a blood pressure measurement in the last 2 years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or high | -1.03 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 5 (2003, 2008, 2012, 2014) |
| Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who received an influenza vaccination in the past 12 months | -1.73 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 5 (2010-2014) |
| Hospital admissions for immunization-preventable influenza per 100,000 population, age 65 and over | 5.25 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who ever received pneumococcal vaccination | -0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 4 or more doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine | -0.04 | 0.01 | 0.94 | 14 (2001-2014) |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 1 or more doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine | 0.89 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 14 (2001-2014) |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.97 | 14 (2001-2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Showing No Change | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children ages 2-17 who had a dental visit in the calendar year | -0.51 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Children for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about how smoking in the house can be bad for a child | -0.26 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Children over 80 lb for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using lap or shoulder belts when riding in a car | -0.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| 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 motorcycle | -0.41 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Worsening | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children ages 12-19 with obesity | 2.15 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 5 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Home health care patients who have less urinary incontinence | 1.08 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Women ages 50-74 who received a mammogram in the last 2 years | 1.37 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 6 (2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013) |
| Women ages 21-65 who received a Pap smear in the last 3 years | 3.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5 (2000, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013) |
Effective Treatment
| Table Title for Measures Improving | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women with clinical Stage I-IIb breast cancer who received axillary node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy at the time of surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy) | -7.95 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 10 (2004-2013) |
| Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis | -7.15 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 10 (2004-2013) |
| Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year | -1.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Patients with colon cancer who received surgical resection of colon cancer that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically examined | -15.84 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 10 (2004-2013) |
| Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year | -2.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year | -2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Adults with hypertension with blood pressure less than 140/90 mm/Hg | -3.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 5 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with acute myocardial infarction, age 18 and over | -6.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Acute myocardial infarction patients who received fibrinolytic medication within 30 minutes of arrival | -4.60 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 10 (2005-2014) |
| Hospital admissions for heart failure per 100,000 population, age 18 and over | -3.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with congestive heart failure, age 18 and over | -9.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, age 18 and over | -4.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with coronary artery bypass graft, age 40 and over | -8.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with percutaneous coronary intervention, age 40 and over | -3.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| End stage renal disease patients age 18 and over who saw a nephrologist at least 12 months prior to initiation of renal replacement therapy | -1.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10 (2005-2014) |
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes with total cholesterol less than 200 mg/dL | -4.67 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2012) |
| HIV infection deaths per 100,000 population | -7.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with pneumonia, age 18 and over | -9.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Patients with tuberculosis who completed a curative course of treatment within 1 year of initiation of treatment | -4.89 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 13 (2000-2012) |
| Table Title for Measures Showing No Change | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis patients under age 70 who were registered on a waiting list for transplantation within a year of initiation | -0.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Patients with treated chronic kidney failure who received a transplant within 3 years of date of renal failure | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 (2000-2011) |
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received 2 or more hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year | 0.79 | 0.01 | 0.30 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Showing No Change | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year | -0.19 | 0.00 | 0.53 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year | 1.10 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu vaccination in the calendar year | -1.00 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 7 (2008-2014) |
| Adults age 40 and over with diabetes whose condition was diagnosed | -2.54 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) |
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes with blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg | -1.82 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) |
| Adjusted incident rates of end stage renal disease due to diabetes per million population | -0.96 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14 (2001-2014) |
| Adults with a major depressive episode in the last 12 months who received treatment | -0.52 | 0.01 | 0.46 | 8 (2008-2015) |
| Children ages 12-17 with a major depressive episode in the last 12 months who received treatment | -0.83 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 8 (2008-2015) |
| People age 12 and over who needed treatment for illicit drug use and who received such treatment at a specialty facility in the last 12 months | -0.27 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 14 (2002-2015) |
| People age 12 and over who needed treatment for an alcohol problem and who received such treatment at a specialty facility in the last 12 months | -0.05 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14 (2002-2015) |
| Number of discharges from substance abuse treatment for persons age 12 and over and percent who completed treatment | -0.03 | 0.01 | 0.96 | 8 (2005-2012) |
| Adults with chronic joint symptoms who have ever seen a doctor or other health professional for joint symptoms | -1.23 | 0.01 | 0.24 | 6 (2009-(2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Worsening | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 3.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler) | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 (2003-2014) |
Care Coordination
| Table Title for Measures Improving | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital patients with heart failure who were given complete written discharge instructions | -23.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 9 (2005-2013) |
| Adult hospital patients who did not receive good communication about discharge information | -6.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7 (2009-2015) |
| People with a usual source of care who usually asks about prescription medications and treatments from other doctors | -2.21 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 13 (2002-2014) |
| Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications per 100,000 population, age 18 and over | -4.14 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Lower extremity amputations among admissions for diabetes per 100,000 population, age 18 and over | -2.54 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital admissions for asthma per 100,000 population, ages 18 to 39 | -3.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital admissions for asthma per 100,000 population, ages 2-17 | -2.91 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Emergency department visits for congestive heart failure per 100,000 population (including inpatient admissions), age 18 and over | -1.71 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 7 (2008-2014) |
| Home health care patients who had to be admitted to the hospital | -2.45 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Hospital admissions for dehydration per 100,000 population, age 18 and over | -4.68 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Admissions for angina without cardiac procedure per 100,000 population, age 18 and over | -13.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital admissions with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma per 100,000 population, age 40 and over | -1.81 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 10 (2005-2014) |
| Hospital admissions for bacterial pneumonia per 100,000 population, age 18 and over | -3.82 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital admissions for urinary tract infection per 100,000 population, ages 3 months to 17 years | -4.24 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital admissions for pediatric gastroenteritis per 100,000 population, ages 3 months to 17 years | -11.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Showing No Change | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency department visits for asthma per 100,000 population (including inpatient admissions), ages 18-39 | 0.42 | 0.01 | 0.48 | 7 (2008-2014) |
| Children ages 2-19 with hospital emergency department visit for asthma per 10,000 population | 0.88 | 0.02 | 0.69 | 5 (2008-2012) |
| Hospital admissions with diabetes with short-term complications per 100,000 population, ages 6-17 | -1.05 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital admissions with diabetes with long-term complications per 100,000 population, age 18 and over | -0.69 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit and were then hospitalized | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.71 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Hospital admissions with perforations or abscesses of appendix per 1,000 admissions with appendicitis, age 18 and over | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Home health care patients who needed urgent, unplanned medical care | -0.33 | 0.00 | 0.47 | 4 (2010-2013) |
| Hospital admissions for urinary tract infection per 100,000 population, age 18 and over | 0.96 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Table Title for Measures Worsening | Average Annual Percent Change | SE | P Value | Number of Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency department visits with a principal diagnosis related to mental health only per 100,000 population | 3.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8 (2007-2014) |
| Emergency department visits with a principal diagnosis related to substance abuse only per 100,000 population | 5.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8 (2007-2014) |
| Emergency department visits with a principal diagnosis related to co-occurring mental health, alcohol, and substance abuse per 100,000 population | 5.29 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 8 (2007-2014) |
| Emergency department visits with a principal diagnosis related to dental conditions per 100,000 population | 1.38 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 6 (2009-2014) |
| Emergency department visits for asthma per 100,000 population (including inpatient admissions), ages 2-17 | 1.84 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 7 (2008-2014) |
| Hospital admissions with diabetes with short-term complications per 100,000 population, age 18 and over | 3.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Hospital admissions with perforations or abscesses of appendix per 1,000 admissions with appendicitis, ages 1-17 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 15 (2000-2014) |
| Avoidable admissions for hypertension per 100,000 population age 18 and over | 1.91 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 15 (2000-2014) |
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