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Wisconsin

Strongest and Weakest Measures


Wisconsin'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
Dialysis and on kidney transplant list Percent of dialysis patients registered on the waiting list for transplantation highest
Always got appointment for illness/injury - adults on Medicare managed care Percent of adults age 18 and over who reported they always got an appointment for illness/injury as soon as they wanted in last 12 months, Medicare managed care highest
Pneumonia - blood cultures before antibiotics in hospital Percent of pneumonia patients who had blood cultures collected before antibiotics were administered in hospital, 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
Pneumonia - recommended hospital care received Percent of pneumonia patients who received recommended hospital care,ª all payers highest
Pneumonia - antibiotics within 4 hours in hospital Percent of pneumonia patients who received the first dose of antibiotics within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital, all payers highest
HIV deaths HIV-infection deaths per 100,000 population lowest


Wisconsin'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
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 bathing Percent of home health care patients who get better at bathing highest
Dialysis and good urea reduction - Medicare Percent of Medicare hemodialysis patients with urea reduction ratio 65 percent or higher highest
Avoidable hospitalizations - influenza Immunization-preventable influenza admissions (excluding transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 65 and over 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

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