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Florida

Strongest and Weakest Measures


Florida's Strongest Measures

Strongest Measures are those in which the State performed above the all-State average and are strongest among their measures relative to all reporting States. This State may be leading the way in quality in these measures.

Note: The best result for each measure can be either the highest or lowest value. The direction representing best is noted in the "Best" column.

Measure Short Name Measure Long Name Best
Prostate cancer deaths Cancer deaths per 100,000 male population per year for prostate cancer lowest
Home health care - plus urgent care Percent of home health care patients who needed urgent, unplanned medical care lowest
Breast cancer diagnosed at advanced stage Female breast cancer incidence per 100,000 for women age 40 and over diagnosed at advanced stage (regional and distant SEER summary stage) lowest
Nursing home long-stay residents - more depressed or anxious Percent of long-stay nursing home residents who are more depressed or anxious lowest
Nursing home long-stay residents - with declining mobility Percent of long-stay nursing home residents whose ability to move about got worse lowest


Florida's Weakest Measures

Weakest Measures are those in which the State performed below the all-State average and are weakest among their measures relative to all reporting States. These measures highlight some of the opportunities for improvement.

Note: The best result for each measure can be either the highest or lowest value. The direction representing best is noted in the "Best" column.

Measure Short Name Measure Long Name Best
Nursing home long-stay residents - given flu vaccine Percent of long-stay nursing home residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season highest
Diabetes flu shots Percent of noninstitutionalized high-risk adults ages 18-64 with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in the past year highest
Heart attack - aspirin at discharge Percent of heart attack patients with aspirin prescribed at discharge, all payers highest
Nursing home short-stay residents - given flu vaccine Percent of short-stay nursing home residents given influenza vaccination during the flu season highest
HIV deaths HIV-infection deaths per 100,000 population lowest

States' specific performances on each of these measures are available in the All-State Data Table for All Measures.