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Email UpdatesMassachusettsState Snapshot for Cancer
In this comparison, the NHQDR measures for Massachusetts for the most recent data year and the baseline year are compared to the average of all States.
Due to changes in methodology, including a transition from International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) to Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes and updates to the Quality Indicators software, the current measure set does not contain AHRQ Quality Indicator measure results based on Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) data. These changes to the measure set had a significant impact on overall meter scores, so they are not provided at this time. When data become available, State scores will again be included.
| Measure | Recent Year | Recent Rate | Recent Performance | Baseline Year | Baseline Rate | Baseline Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis | 2016 | 92.5 | Average | 2005 | 91.5 | Better than Average |
| Patients with colon cancer who received surgical resection of colon cancer that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically examined | 2016 | 94.3 | Average | 2005 | 62.8 | Better than Average |
| Measure | Recent Year | Recent Rate | Recent Performance | Baseline Year | Baseline Rate | Baseline Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women with clinical Stage I-IIb breast cancer who received axillary node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) at the time of surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy) | 2016 | 87.9 | Worse than Average | 2005 | 82.5 | Worse than Average |