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Mississippi

Strongest and Weakest Measures


Mississippi'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
Home health care - improved oral drug management Percent of home health care patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth) highest
Home health care - improved mobility Percent of home health care patients who get better at walking or moving around highest
Nursing home long-stay residents - low-risk with incontinence Percent of low-risk long-stay nursing home residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder lowest
Nursing home long-stay residents - low-risk with pressure sores Percent of low-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores lowest
Nursing home short-stay residents - with moderate to severe pain Percent of short-stay nursing home residents who had moderate to severe pain lowest


Mississippi'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
Heart attack - beta blocker at admission Percent of heart attack patients administered a beta-blocker within 24 hours of admission, all payers highest
Renal failure and kidney transplant Persons receiving a kidney transplant within 3 years of date of renal failure highest
Heart attack - beta blocker at discharge Percent of heart attack patients with a beta-blocker prescribed at discharge, all payers highest
Heart attack - aspirin at admission Percent of heart attack patients administered aspirin within 24 hours of admission, all payers highest
Very low-weight births Percent of live-born infants with very low birth weight (less than 1,500 grams) lowest
Low-weight births Percent of liveborn infants with low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams) lowest

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