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Idaho

Overall Health Care Quality Measures and Metrics Compared to All States

State Performance Ratings

Rating	Number of Measures for State in Summary Measure	Number of Measures for All States in Summary Measure
Better than Average = The State rate on an NHQR measure is better than the all-State/regional average and is statistically different from the all-State/regional average.	18	1560
Average = The State rate on an NHQR measure is not statistically different from the all-State/regional average.	36	2187
Worse than Average = The State rate on an NHQR measure is worse than the all-State/regional average and is statistically different from the all-State/regional average.	33	1930
N/A = An estimate or standard error was not available for a State measure or the relative standard error is greater than or equal to 30 percent.	38	698
Total number of measures for the State (excluding measures that are N/A)	87	5677

Measures for which Idaho's rate is Better than the all-State Average

Quality Dimension	Short Measure Name	State Performance ¹	Most Recent Data Year	State Rate	All-State Average ²	Regional Average	Baseline Year	Average Annual Change ³	Direction of Change	Data Source ⁴	Full NHQR Measure Title	NHQR Table Number ⁵
Cancer	All cancer deaths	Better than Average	2007	166	177.5	155.8	2000	-1.2%	Improved	NVSS	All cancer deaths per 100,000 population	1_4_1.4
Cancer	Lung cancer deaths	Better than Average	2007	41.4	49.0	38.1	2000	-1.3%	Improved	NVSS	Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population	1_4_3.4
End Stage Renal Disease	Renal failure and kidney transplant	Better than Average	2004	31.2	16.8	19.4	2000	2.0%	Improved	USRDS	Patients with treated chronic kidney failure who received a transplant within 3 years of date of renal failure	3_1_3.3
Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation	Home health care - improved ability to get in and out of bed	Better than Average	2008	55	53.2	57.7	No Data	No Data	No Data	OASIS	Percentage of home health care patients who get better at getting in and out of bed	10_1_4.3b
Patient Centeredness	Adult patients - poor communication with doctors	Better than Average	2009	4.2	5.0	5.4	No Data	No Data	No Data	HCAHPS	Percentage of adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication with doctors in the hospital	14_2_1.3
Patient Centeredness	Adult patients - poor communication with nurses	Better than Average	2009	4.9	5.4	5.5	No Data	No Data	No Data	HCAHPS	Percentage of adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication with nurses in the hospital	14_2_2.3
Respiratory Diseases	Pneumonia - recommended hospital care received	Better than Average	2008	91.6	90.4	89.3	2007	3.3%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with pneumonia who received recommended hospital care	8_2_1.2
Respiratory Diseases	Pneumonia - blood cultures before antibiotics in hospital	Better than Average	2008	95	93.3	92.3	2005	3.4%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with pneumonia who had blood cultures collected before antibiotics were administered	8_2_2.2
Respiratory Diseases	Pneumonia - recommended initial antibiotics in hospital	Better than Average	2008	92.7	89.5	89.3	2005	3.7%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with pneumonia who received the initial antibiotic consistent with current recommendations	8_2_4.2
Supportive and Palliative Care	Home health care - home after home health care	Better than Average	2008	74.6	68.2	73.4	No Data	No Data	No Data	OASIS	Percentage of home health care patients who stay at home after an episode of home health care ended	11_1_10.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - received flu vaccine	Better than Average	2008	91.7	89.9	85.4	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who received influenza vaccination during the flu season	11_1_11.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home short-stay residents - received flu vaccine	Better than Average	2008	86	82.7	80.3	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of short-stay nursing home residents who received influenza vaccination during the flu season	11_1_12.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - received pneumococcal vaccine	Better than Average	2008	91.6	86.3	82.7	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who were assessed and received pneumococcal vaccination	11_1_13.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home short-stay residents - received pneumococcal vaccine	Better than Average	2008	85.1	79.7	79.0	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of short-stay nursing home residents who were assessed and received pneumococcal vaccination	11_1_14.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - high-risk with pressure sores	Better than Average	2008	8.1	11.4	10.0	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of high-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores	11_1_18.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home short-stay residents - with pressure sores	Better than Average	2008	15.2	18.1	14.9	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of short-stay nursing home residents with pressure sores	11_1_20.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Home health care - needed urgent care	Better than Average	2008	18	22.1	19.3	No Data	No Data	No Data	OASIS	Percentage of home health care patients who need urgent, unplanned medical care	11_1_9.3b
Timeliness	Heart attack - PCI in 90 minutes	Better than Average	2008	88	82.4	80.3	2005	16.5%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with heart attack who received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 90 minutes of arrival	13_2_3.2

¹ State Performance is for the most recent data year compared to All States

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

³ The sign on entries under the column "Average Annual Change" indicates whether the measure has risen or fallen since the baseline year. Because "+" or "-" can represent an improvement or a worsening depending on how the measure is constructed, the column "Direction of Change" helps the user know what the change means.

⁴ Additional information about data sources/acronyms.

⁵ Select for other States' rates.

Measures for which Idaho's rate is similar to the all-State Average

Quality Dimension	Short Measure Name	State Performance ⁶	Most Recent Data Year	State Rate	All-State Average ⁷	Regional Average	Baseline Year	Average Annual Change ⁸	Direction of Change	Data Source ⁹	Full NHQR Measure Title	NHQR Table Number ¹⁰
Cancer	Breast cancer deaths	Average	2007	21.6	22.7	20.3	2000	-3.5%	Improved	NVSS	Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population	1_1_5.4
Cancer	Colorectal cancer deaths	Average	2007	15.2	16.8	14.9	2000	-0.6%	Unchanged	NVSS	Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year	1_3_6.4
Cancer	Prostate cancer deaths	Average	2007	26.1	23.2	22.3	2000	-3.9%	Improved	NVSS	Prostate cancer deaths per 100,000 male population	1_4_2.4
Care Coordination	Heart failure - complete instructions at discharge	Average	2008	82.7	82.6	79.9	2005	11.1%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with heart failure who were given complete written discharge instructions	14_4_3.2
Diabetes	Diabetes hemoglobin A1c tests	Average	2008	88.6	91.8	88.7	2001	-0.2%	Unchanged	BRFSS	Percentage of adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a hemoglobin A1c measurement in the calendar year	2_1_2.3
Diabetes	Diabetes with flu shots	Average	2008	39.4	47.0	45.5	2001	0.3%	Unchanged	BRFSS	Percentage of noninstitutionalized high-risk adults ages 18-64 with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in the past year	2_1_5.3
End Stage Renal Disease	Adequate dialysis	Average	2008	96.6	96.2	96.8	2000	1.3%	Improved	UMKECC	Percentage of adult hemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis	3_1_1.2
End Stage Renal Disease	Dialysis and on kidney transplant list	Average	2006	14.6	15.9	16.2	2000	-0.9%	Unchanged	USRDS	Percentage of dialysis patients under age 70 who were registered on a waiting list for transplantation	3_1_2.3
End Stage Renal Disease	Mortality ratio for dialysis patients	Average	2008	1	0.9	1.0	2000	-2.3%	Improved	UMKECC	Ratio of observed deaths to expected deaths among hemodialysis patients	3_1_4.1
End Stage Renal Disease	End stage renal disease - hemodialysis with arteriovenous fistula	Average	2009	9.9	13.1	13.9	2008	-42.1%	Worsened	FFIAF_AVFD	Percentage of new end stage renal disease patients who initiated hemodialysis with an arteriovenous fistula	3_1_5.2
Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation	Nursing home long-stay residents - with declining mobility	Average	2008	15.1	15.5	15.9	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents whose ability to move about in and around their room declined	10_1_3.3
Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation	Nursing home long-stay residents - with increased need for help	Average	2008	14.9	15.4	16.4	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	10_1_5.3
Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation	Nursing home long-stay residents - bed/chair bound	Average	2008	3.2	3.5	2.6	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who spend most of their time in bed or in a chair	10_1_6.3
Heart Disease	Heart attack - ACEI or ARB at discharge	Average	2008	94.1	94.1	94.3	2005	3.8%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with heart attack and left ventricular systolic dysfunction who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB at discharge	4_2_1.2
Heart Disease	Heart failure - ACEI/ARB at discharge	Average	2008	91.6	92.4	91.9	2005	3.3%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction who were prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB at discharge	4_3_3.2
Maternal and Child Health	Children receiving hepititis B vaccine	Average	2008	93.3	94.3	92.1	2000	0.6%	Unchanged	NIS	Percentage of children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine	6_3_6.3
Patient Centeredness	Always had good communication with providers - adults on Medicare fee-for-service	Average	2009	70.6	74.7	72.4	2007	-1.5%	Worsened	CAHPS	Percentage of adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, Medicare fee-for-service	14_1_1.3
Patient Centeredness	Always had good communication with providers - adults on Medicare managed care	Average	2009	72.5	75.4	72.3	2007	-0.3%	Unchanged	CAHPS	Percentage of adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, Medicare managed care	14_1_1.4
Respiratory Diseases	Flu vaccine in past 12 months - high-risk, age 18-64	Average	2007	34.9	38.4	40.3	2003	1.5%	Improved	BRFSS	Percentage of adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who received an influenza vaccination in the last 12 months	8_1_1.3
Respiratory Diseases	Pneumonia vaccine ever - high-risk, age 18-64	Average	2007	24.5	26.3	27.2	2003	4.2%	Improved	BRFSS	Percentage of high-risk people ages 18-64 who ever received a pneumococcal vaccination	8_1_4.3
Respiratory Diseases	Pneumonia vaccine ever - age 65 plus	Average	2008	65.5	67.6	69.2	2001	1.0%	Improved	BRFSS	Percentage of adults age 65 and over who ever received a pneumococcal vaccination	8_1_5.4
Respiratory Diseases	Pneumonia - antibiotics within 6 hours in hospital	Average	2008	94.8	93.9	93.7	2007	-1.5%	Worsened	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with pneumonia who received the initial antibiotic dose within 6 hours of hospital arrival	8_2_3.2
Respiratory Diseases	Pneumonia - flu vaccination screening in hospital	Average	2008	87	85.5	83.0	2005	13.6%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients age 50 and over with pneumonia discharged during October-February who received influenza screening or vaccination	8_2_5.2
Respiratory Diseases	Pneumonia - pneumococcal vaccination screening in hospital	Average	2008	87.9	88.5	86.2	2005	8.9%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients age 65 and over with pneumonia who received pneumococcal screening or vaccination	8_2_6.2
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - physically restrained	Average	2008	3.8	3.4	3.8	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who were physically restrained	11_1_17.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - low-risk with pressure sores	Average	2008	2	2.0	2.1	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of low-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores	11_1_19.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Hospice care - timely referral to hospice	Average	2009	88.3	89.4	89.4	2007	-0.8%	Unchanged	FEHCS	Percentage of hospice patient caregivers who perceived patient was referred to hospice at the right time	11_1_23.2
Supportive and Palliative Care	Hospice care - appropriate medication for pain management	Average	2009	93.3	94.8	94.4	2008	-0.7%	Unchanged	FEHCS	Percentage of hospice patients who received the right amount of medicine for pain management	11_1_24.2
Supportive and Palliative Care	Hospice care - patients' wishes followed	Average	2009	94	94.7	94.4	2008	-0.9%	Unchanged	FEHCS	Percentage of hospice patients who received care consistent with their wishes	11_1_25.2
Supportive and Palliative Care	Family caregivers - wanting limited information about death expectations	Average	2009	86.5	85.1	84.2	2007	-0.2%	Unchanged	FEHCS	Percentage of family caregivers who did not want more information about what to expect while the patient was dying	11_1_28.2
Supportive and Palliative Care	Hospice patients - help for anxiety and sadness	Average	2009	92.1	90.8	90.6	No Data	No Data	No Data	FEHCS	Percentage of hospice patients who received the right amount of help for feelings of anxiety or sadness	11_1_29.2
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - with too much weight loss	Average	2008	7.6	8.3	8.5	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who lose too much weight	11_1_6.3
Timeliness	Always got routine appointments - adults on Medicare fee-for-service	Average	2009	57.4	61.5	56.3	2007	-0.2%	Unchanged	CAHPS	Percentage of adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who always got appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, Medicare fee-for-service	13_1_1.3
Timeliness	Always got routine appointments - adults on Medicare managed care	Average	2009	60.6	61.6	57.3	2007	2.8%	Improved	CAHPS	Percentage of adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who always got appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care	13_1_1.4
Timeliness	Always got appointment for illness/injury/condition - adults on Medicare fee-for-service	Average	2009	65.2	69.5	65.9	2007	-2.3%	Worsened	CAHPS	Percentage 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 fee-for-service	13_1_3.3
Timeliness	Always got appointment for illness/injury/condition - adults on Medicare managed care	Average	2009	72.1	69.7	66.2	2007	3.4%	Improved	CAHPS	Percentage of adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who got care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care	13_1_3.4

⁶ State Performance is for the most recent data year compared to All States

⁷ These all-State averages are calculated consistently across all measures and differ slightly from those in the National Healthcare Quality Report. For more information, select the Methods page.

⁸ The sign on entries under the column "Average Annual Change" indicates whether the measure has risen or fallen since the baseline year. Because "+" or "-" can represent an improvement or a worsening depending on how the measure is constructed, the column "Direction of Change" helps the user know what the change means.

⁹ Additional information about data sources/acronyms.

¹⁰ Select for other States' rates.

Measures for which Idaho's rate is Worse than the all-State Average

Quality Dimension	Short Measure Name	State Performance ¹¹	Most Recent Data Year	State Rate	All-State Average ¹²	Regional Average	Baseline Year	Average Annual Change ¹³	Direction of Change	Data Source ¹⁴	Full NHQR Measure Title	NHQR Table Number ¹⁵
Cancer	Mammograms	Worse than Average	2008	67.4	76.2	70.0	2000	0.3%	Unchanged	BRFSS	Percentage of women age 40 and over who received a mammogram in the last 2 years	1_1_1.3
Cancer	Pap tests	Worse than Average	2008	69.1	79.0	74.3	2000	-1.5%	Worsened	BRFSS	Percentage of women age 18 and over who received a Pap smear within the last 3 years	1_2_1.3
Cancer	Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy	Worse than Average	2008	57	64.2	60.3	2001	3.9%	Improved	BRFSS	Percentage of adults age 50 and over who ever received a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy	1_3_2.3
Cancer	Fecal occult blood tests	Worse than Average	2008	19.3	21.6	19.0	2001	-4.9%	Worsened	BRFSS	Percentage of adults age 50 and over who received a fecal occult blood test in the last 2 years	1_3_3.3
Diabetes	Diabetes eye exams	Worse than Average	2008	66.4	73.5	68.3	2001	0.5%	Unchanged	BRFSS	Percentage of adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year	2_1_3.3
Diabetes	Diabetes foot exams	Worse than Average	2008	66.9	74.3	69.5	2001	0.1%	Unchanged	BRFSS	Percentage of adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year	2_1_4.3
Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation	Home health care - improved mobility	Worse than Average	2008	42.1	44.3	45.9	No Data	No Data	No Data	OASIS	Percentage of home health care patients who get better at walking or moving around	10_1_2.3b
Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation	Home health care - improved bathing	Worse than Average	2008	61.1	64.4	65.5	No Data	No Data	No Data	OASIS	Percentage of home health care patients who get better at bathing	10_1_7.3b
Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation	Home health care - improved drug management	Worse than Average	2008	36.1	42.7	42.2	No Data	No Data	No Data	OASIS	Percentage of home health care patients who get better at taking their medication correctly	10_1_8.3b
Heart Disease	Blood cholesterol testing	Worse than Average	2007	66.5	74.4	70.9	2001	0.4%	Unchanged	BRFSS	Percentage of adults who had their blood cholesterol checked within the preceding 5 years	4_1_3.4
Heart Disease	Heart failure - recommended hospital care received	Worse than Average	2008	93.9	95.3	94.9	2005	2.7%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with heart failure who received recommended hospital care	4_3_1.2
Heart Disease	Heart failure - evaluation of ejection fraction test in hospital	Worse than Average	2008	94.5	96.5	95.8	2005	2.5%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of hospital patients with heart failure who received an evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction	4_3_2.2
Maternal and Child Health	Children fully vaccinated	Worse than Average	2008	65.9	77.7	73.3	2000	-0.9%	Unchanged	NIS	Percentage of children ages 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines (4:3:1:3:3)	6_3_1.3
Maternal and Child Health	Children receiving DPT vaccine	Worse than Average	2008	77.6	84.8	80.2	2000	0.0%	Unchanged	NIS	Percentage of children ages 19-35 months who received 4 or more doses of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine	6_3_2.3
Maternal and Child Health	Children receiving polio vaccine	Worse than Average	2008	91.8	96.2	91.8	2000	0.5%	Unchanged	NIS	Percentage of children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of polio vaccine	6_3_3.3
Maternal and Child Health	Children receiving MMR vaccine	Worse than Average	2008	86.1	92.2	89.3	2000	-0.3%	Unchanged	NIS	Percentage of children ages 19-35 months who received 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine	6_3_4.3
Maternal and Child Health	Children receiving Hib vaccine	Worse than Average	2008	77.6	91.7	86.3	2000	-1.9%	Worsened	NIS	Percentage of children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine	6_3_5.3
Maternal and Child Health	Children receiving varicella vaccine	Worse than Average	2008	80.7	90.7	87.6	2000	9.9%	Improved	NIS	Percentage of children ages 19-35 months who received 1 or more dose of varicella vaccine	6_3_7.3
Mental Health and Substance Abuse	Suicide deaths	Worse than Average	2007	15.1	10.7	16.8	2000	1.8%	Worsened	NVSS	Suicide deaths per 100,000 population	7_1_7.4
Patient Safety	Inpatient surgery - appropriate antibiotic timing	Worse than Average	2008	90.2	91.9	90.7	2005	8.2%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of adult surgery patients who received appropriate timing of antibiotics	12_1_2.2
Patient Safety	Inpatient surgery - antibiotics within 1 hour	Worse than Average	2008	92.7	93.6	92.4	2005	5.2%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of adult surgery patients who received prophylactic antibiotics within 1 hour prior to surgical incision	12_1_3.2
Patient Safety	Inpatient surgery - antibiotics stopped within 24 hours	Worse than Average	2008	87.5	90.2	88.5	2005	11.7%	Improved	QIO	Percentage of adult surgery patients who had prophylactic antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end time	12_1_4.2
Respiratory Diseases	Flu vaccine - age 65 and over	Worse than Average	2008	68.7	71.7	72.1	2001	0.6%	Unchanged	BRFSS	Percentage of adults age 65 and over who received an influenza vaccination in the last 12 months	8_1_2.4
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - with moderate to severe pain	Worse than Average	2008	8.8	6.5	8.8	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who have moderate to severe pain	11_1_1.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home short-stay residents - with moderate to severe pain	Worse than Average	2008	30.5	20.3	27.2	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of short-stay nursing home residents who had moderate to severe pain	11_1_15.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Home health care - improved pain management when mobile	Worse than Average	2008	61.4	63.3	60.8	No Data	No Data	No Data	OASIS	Percentage of home health care patients who have less pain when moving around	11_1_16.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - with urinary tract infections	Worse than Average	2008	10.2	8.8	8.7	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents with a urinary tract infection	11_1_2.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home short-stay residents - with delirium	Worse than Average	2008	4.1	2.7	2.9	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of short-stay nursing home residents with delirium	11_1_21.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - more depressed or anxious	Worse than Average	2008	19.1	13.7	15.4	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who are more depressed or anxious	11_1_3.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - low-risk with less control of bowels or bladder	Worse than Average	2008	56.5	50.2	49.8	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of low-risk long-stay nursing home residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder	11_1_4.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Nursing home long-stay residents - low-risk with urinary catheter left in	Worse than Average	2008	8.42	6.2	7.7	No Data	No Data	No Data	MDS	Percentage of low-risk long-stay nursing home residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	11_1_5.3
Supportive and Palliative Care	Home health care - improved breathing	Worse than Average	2008	57.1	60.3	61.3	No Data	No Data	No Data	OASIS	Percentage of home health care patients who have less shortness of breath	11_1_7.3b
Supportive and Palliative Care	Home health care - less urinary incontinence	Worse than Average	2008	40.6	47.6	48.6	No Data	No Data	No Data	OASIS	Percentage of home health care patients who have less urinary incontinence	11_1_8.3b

¹¹ State Performance is for the most recent data year compared to All States

¹² These all-State averages are calculated consistently across all measures and differ slightly from those in the National Healthcare Quality Report. For more information, select the Methods page.

¹³ The sign on entries under the column "Average Annual Change" indicates whether the measure has risen or fallen since the baseline year. Because "+" or "-" can represent an improvement or a worsening depending on how the measure is constructed, the column "Direction of Change" helps the user know what the change means.

¹⁴ Additional information about data sources/acronyms.

¹⁵ Select for other States' rates.

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