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<h1>2012 National Healthcare Quality Report</h1>
<h2>Chapter 6, Text Descriptions for Figures</h2> <div id="basic-modal"><!-- start: Basic Modal -->
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<h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig61" name="fig61"></a>Figure 6.1. Hospitalized adult patients with heart failure who were given complete written discharge instructions, by age and gender, 2005-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Age Group</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&lt;65</td><td align="center">56.7</td><td align="center">68</td><td align="center">75.4</td><td align="center">81.8</td><td align="center">86.2</td><td align="center">89.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">65-74</td><td align="center">57.2</td><td align="center">68.6</td><td align="center">75.8</td><td align="center">81.8</td><td align="center">86.1</td><td align="center">89.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">75-84</td><td align="center">58.2</td><td align="center">69.3</td><td align="center">76.5</td><td align="center">82.4</td><td align="center">86.5</td><td align="center">89.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">85+</td><td align="center">57.5</td><td align="center">68.9</td><td align="center">76.4</td><td align="center">82.1</td><td align="center">86.8</td><td align="center">90</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Gender</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Female</td><td align="center">56.4</td><td align="center">67.8</td><td align="center">75.1</td><td align="center">81.3</td><td align="center">85.9</td><td align="center">89.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Male</td><td align="center">58.3</td><td align="center">69.6</td><td align="center">76.8</td><td align="center">82.7</td><td align="center">86.9</td><td align="center">90</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, Quality Improvement Organization Program, 2005-2010.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Hospitalized adult patients with a principal discharge diagnosis of heart failure.<br /><strong>Note:</strong> Complete written discharge instructions needed to address all of the following: activity level, diet, discharge medications, followup appointment, weight monitoring, and actions to take if symptoms worsen.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr12/chap6.html#fig61">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig62" name="fig62"></a>Figure 6.2. State variation: Readmissions for congestive heart failure, by State quartile</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col" width="20%">Quartile</th><th scope="col" width="80%">States</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">No hospital worse than national average</td><td>Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Alabama, Georgia, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Between 0-5 percent of hospitals worse than national average</td><td>California, Arizona, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">More than 5 percent of hospitals worse than national average</td><td>Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, New York, Maryland, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Puerto Rico</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HospitalCompare.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr12/chap6.html#fig62">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig63" name="fig63"></a>Figure 6.3. People with a usual source of care whose health provider usually asks about prescription medications and treatments from other doctors, by family income and insurance (adults under age 65), United States, 2002-2009</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Income</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">High Income</td><td align="center">76.8</td><td align="center">77.4</td><td align="center">78.3</td><td align="center">79.3</td><td align="center">79.5</td><td align="center">80.8</td><td align="center">81.3</td><td align="center">80.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Middle Income</td><td align="center">72.9</td><td align="center">75.7</td><td align="center">76.9</td><td align="center">77.2</td><td align="center">78.7</td><td align="center">79.6</td><td align="center">80.7</td><td align="center">78.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Low Income</td><td align="center">75.2</td><td align="center">76.6</td><td align="center">78.8</td><td align="center">75.8</td><td align="center">78.4</td><td align="center">81</td><td align="center">78.5</td><td align="center">78.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Poor</td><td align="center">75.5</td><td align="center">74.2</td><td align="center">76.8</td><td align="center">76.4</td><td align="center">79</td><td align="center">78</td><td align="center">79.8</td><td align="center">77.4</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Insurance</th><th scope="col">2002</th><th scope="col">2003</th><th scope="col">2004</th><th scope="col">2005</th><th scope="col">2006</th><th scope="col">2007</th><th scope="col">2008</th><th scope="col">2009</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Any Private</td><td align="center">75.3</td><td align="center">76.4</td><td align="center">78.1</td><td align="center">78.6</td><td align="center">79.4</td><td align="center">80.6</td><td align="center">81.2</td><td align="center">79.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Public Only</td><td align="center">75.2</td><td align="center">74.3</td><td align="center">76.3</td><td align="center">74.8</td><td align="center">78.5</td><td align="center">78.3</td><td align="center">78.3</td><td align="center">76.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Uninsured</td><td align="center">76.0</td><td align="center">77.2</td><td align="center">80.4</td><td align="center">78.4</td><td align="center">79.5</td><td align="center">79.9</td><td align="center">79.6</td><td align="center">79.3</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2002-2009.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Civilian noninstitutionalized population who report a usual source of care.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr12/chap6.html#fig63">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig64" name="fig64"></a>Figure 6.4. Hospitals with electronic exchange of patient information on medication history, by ownership and bed size, 2009 and 2010, electronic exchange with hospitals outside their system (top) and electronic exchange with ambulatory providers outside their system (bottom)</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Hospital Type</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">13.4</td><td align="center">19.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">For Profit</td><td align="center">9.4</td><td align="center">12.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Nonprofit</td><td align="center">13.6</td><td align="center">19.7</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Federal</td><td align="center">27.7</td><td align="center">26.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Federal</td><td align="center">12.0</td><td align="center">20.6</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&lt;100 Beds</td><td align="center">14.8</td><td align="center">17.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">100-399 Beds</td><td align="center">12.1</td><td align="center">18.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">400+ Beds</td><td align="center">13.9</td><td align="center">25.6</td></tr></table><p>&#160;</p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Hospital Type</th><th scope="col">2009</th><th scope="col">2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">28.2</td><td align="center">32.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">For Profit</td><td align="center">19.6</td><td align="center">20.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Nonprofit</td><td align="center">32.0</td><td align="center">36.0</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Federal</td><td align="center">13.2</td><td align="center">20.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Non-Federal</td><td align="center">23.0</td><td align="center">28.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">&lt;100 Beds</td><td align="center">23.7</td><td align="center">26.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">100-399 Beds</td><td align="center">30.4</td><td align="center">35.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">400+ Beds</td><td align="center">32.9</td><td align="center">37.5</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> American Hospital Association Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement, 2009 and 2010.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr12/chap6.html#fig64">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig65" name="fig65"></a>Figure 6.5. Effective care coordination among children with special health care needs, overall and by age and insurance status, 2009-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Age Group / Insurance Status</th><th scope="col">2009-2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">56</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">0-5</td><td align="center">58.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">6-11</td><td align="center">54.9</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">12-17</td><td align="center">55.5</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Private</td><td align="center">60.8</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Public</td><td align="center">51.4</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Private and Public</td><td align="center">53.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Uninsured</td><td align="center">37.7</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), 2009-2010.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> CSHCN who were reported to use more than one service during the survey period.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr12/chap6.html#fig65">Return to Document</a></p><h4 class="figcaption"><a id="fig66" name="fig66"></a>Figure 6.6. Children with special health care needs with a medical home, overall and by age and insurance, 2009-2010</h4><table border="1" cellspacing="0" padding="4" width="90%"><tr valign="top"><th scope="col">Age Group / Insurance</th><th scope="col">2009-2010</th></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Total</td><td align="center">43</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">0 to 5</td><td align="center">44.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">6 to 11</td><td align="center">42.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">12 to 17</td><td align="center">43.1</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Private</td><td align="center">51.2</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Public</td><td align="center">34</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Private and Public</td><td align="center">35.3</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td scope="row">Uninsured</td><td align="center">24.2</td></tr></table><p><strong>Source:</strong> Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), 2009-2010.<br /><strong>Denominator:</strong> Civilian noninstitutionalized population ages 0-17 with special health care needs.</p><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr12/chap6.html#fig66">Return to Document</a></p> </div>
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<span>Internet Citation: 2012 National Healthcare Quality Report: Chapter 6, Text Descriptions for Figures.
May 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr12/chap6-text.html</span>
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