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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
Diabetes flu shots Percent of noninstitutionalized high-risk adults ages 18-64 with diabetes who had a flu shot in the last 12 months Highest
Best rating for care - adults on Medicare managed care Percent of adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months who gave a best rating for health care they received, Medicare managed care Highest
Always got appointment for illness/injury/condition - adults on Medicare managed care Percent of adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who always got care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care Highest
Nursing home short-stay residents - given pneumococcal vaccine Percent of short-stay nursing home residents who were assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination Highest
Dialysis and on kidney transplant list Percent of dialysis patients under age 70 who were registered on a waiting list for transplantation Highest
Children fully vaccinated Percent of children ages 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines (4:3:1:3:3) 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 bathing Percent of home health care patients who get better at bathing Highest
Dialysis and good urea reduction - Medicare Percent of adult hemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis (urea reduction ratio 65% or greater), Medicare Highest
Home health care - improved oral drug management Percent of home health care patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth) Highest
Hospice care - patients' wishes followed Percent of hospice patients who received care consistent with their stated end-of-life wishes Highest
Avoidable hospitalizations - influenza Immunization-preventable influenza admissions (excluding transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age 65 and over Lowest

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