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Florida

2011 National Healthcare Quality Report

Ranking on Selected Measures


The following ranking shows how well this State is performing among all the States on 18 important measures of health care quality from the 2011 National Healthcare Quality Report. These measures were selected to represent a broad range of many common diseases.

Measure1 Definition All-State Average2 State Rate State Rank
Cancer
Mammograms Women ages 50-74 who received a mammogram within the last 2 years 81.4 82.6 16
Breast cancer deaths Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population 22.7 20.8 10
Pap test Women ages 21-65 who received a Pap smear test within the last 3 years 85.7 85.3 24
Colorectal cancer deaths Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year 16.8 15.3 10
Diabetes
Diabetes with flu shots Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received an influenza vaccination in the last 12 months 61.4 51.3 50
End Stage Renal Disease
Dialysis on waiting list Dialysis patients under age 70 who were registered on a waiting list for transplantation 15.8 11.4 41
ESRD hemodialysis with arteriovenous fistula New end stage renal disease patients who initiated hemodialysis with an arteriovenous fistula 14.6 11.4 49
Heart Disease
Blood cholesterol measurement Percent of adults age 18 and over who have had their blood cholesterol checked within the last 5 years 75.7 79.1 12
Heart failure - ACEI/ARB at discharge Hospital patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB at discharge 94.1 95.2 10
Maternal and Child Health
Children fully vaccinated Children ages 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines 61.3 65.1 13
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Suicide deaths Suicide deaths per 100,000 population 10.7 13.3 30
Respiratory Diseases
Pneumonia vaccine ever - age 65 plus Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination 68.6 62.8 48
Pneumonia - recommended hospital care received Hospital patients with pneumonia who received recommended care practices 93.1 94.7 7
Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation
Home health care - improved mobility Home health care patients who get better at walking or moving around 46.5 45.5 34
Supportive and Palliative Care
Nursing home long-stay residents - physically restrained Long-stay nursing home residents who were physically restrained 2.6 4.39 43
Nursing home long-stay residents - high-risk with pressure sores High-risk, long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores 10.8 12 42
Nursing home long-stay residents - low-risk with pressure sores Low-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores 1.8 2.29 43
Patient Safety
Adult surgery patients - all recommended care Surgery patients who received recommended care practices 86.4 87.9 12


1 Further details on measure specifications are available in the NHQR Measure Specifications Appendix.

2 These all-State averages are consistently calculated across all measures and differ slightly from those in the National Healthcare Quality Report. For more information, select the Methods page.