New JerseyState Snapshot

In this comparison, the NHQDR measures for New Jersey 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.

Measures Better Than Average in The Recent Year
Measure	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
Adults who reported a home health provider talking with them about all the prescription and over-the-counter medicines they were taking when they first started getting home health care	2018	86.2	Better than Average	2012	84.3	Average
Adults who reported a home health provider asking to see all the prescription and over-the-counter medicines they were taking, when they first started getting home health care	2018	79.8	Better than Average	2012	79.1	Average
Adults who reported being told what care and services they would get when they first started getting home health care	2018	90.1	Better than Average	2012	88.8	Better than Average
Adult hemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis - (Kt/V) 1.2 or higher	2018	97.7	Better than Average	2015	95.2	Better than Average
Ratio of observed deaths to expected deaths among hemodialysis patients	2018	0.9	Better than Average	2000	1.1	Worse than Average
Hemodialysis patients whose hemoglobin level is less than 10 g/dL	2018	20.4	Better than Average	2015	21.2	Worse than Average
Home health care patients whose surgical wound was improved	2017	93.9	Better than Average	2013	90.2	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose management of oral medications improved	2017	72.0	Better than Average	2013	60.9	Better than Average
Low-risk, long-stay nursing home residents with a catheter inserted and left in the bladder	2017	2.4	Better than Average	2013	3.0	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with a urinary tract infection	2017	1.3	Better than Average	2013	3.8	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home patients experiencing one or more falls with major injury	2017	0.5	Better than Average	2013	0.4	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home patients with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened	2017	0.3	Better than Average	2013	0.7	Average
Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit and then hospitalized	2017	10.9	Better than Average	2013	10.1	Better than Average
Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit without a hospitalization	2017	3.0	Better than Average	2013	2.5	Better than Average
Home health care patients who had to be admitted to the hospital	2017	12.2	Better than Average	2013	12.9	Better than Average
Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year	2017	31.5	Better than Average	2000	53.4	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain	2017	5.2	Better than Average	2013	11.1	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose shortness of breath decreased	2017	82.4	Better than Average	2013	71.9	Better than Average
Home health care patients who stayed at home after an episode of home health care	2017	84.6	Better than Average	2013	84.1	Better than Average
Home health patients who had improvement in upper body dressing	2017	78.4	Better than Average	2013	72.3	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose pain when moving around decreased	2017	81.5	Better than Average	2013	71.0	Better than Average
Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last 5 years	2017	90.0	Better than Average	2013	79.0	Better than Average
Hospital patients who received influenza vaccination	2017	95.2	Better than Average			Missing
Adolescents ages 13-15 who received 1 or more doses of meningococcal conjugate vaccine	2017	94.3	Better than Average	2008	64.3	Better than Average
Adolescents ages 16-17 who received 1 or more doses of meningococcal conjugate vaccine	2017	92.0	Better than Average	2008	55.4	Better than Average
Adolescents ages 16-17 who received 1 or more doses of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) since the age of ten years	2017	94.0	Better than Average	2008	36.6	Average
Long-stay nursing home patients who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	2017	94.8	Better than Average	2013	93.1	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents who were assessed for pneumococcal vaccination	2017	94.9	Better than Average	2013	95.5	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home patients who had flu vaccination appropriately given	2017	92.9	Better than Average	2013	89.4	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home residents who were assessed for pneumococcal vaccination	2017	91.7	Better than Average	2013	89.7	Better than Average
Home health patients who had influenza vaccination during flu season	2017	96.9	Better than Average	2013	71.1	Worse than Average
Dialysis patients who were registered on a waiting list for transplantation	2017	18.3	Better than Average	2000	19.3	Better than Average
Suicide deaths among persons age 12 and over per 100,000 population	2017	10.1	Better than Average	2008	8.2	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents have depressive symptoms	2017	1.3	Better than Average	2013	4.4	Better than Average
People age 12 and over treated for substance abuse who completed treatment course	2017	54.1	Better than Average	2008	57.4	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose ability to walk or move around improved	2017	79.4	Better than Average	2013	69.5	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose ability to get in and out of bed improved	2017	79.9	Better than Average	2013	62.6	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose bathing improved	2017	80.6	Better than Average	2013	71.5	Better than Average
Home health patients who had improvement in toileting	2017	75.8	Better than Average	2013	72.2	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents whose need for help with daily activities increased	2017	16.6	Better than Average	2013	23.9	Worse than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents whose ability to move independently worsened	2017	17.8	Better than Average	2013	22.9	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain	2017	2.1	Better than Average	2013	5.0	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with too much weight loss	2017	4.9	Better than Average	2013	5.4	Average
Low-risk, long-stay nursing home residents with loss of control of bowels or bladder	2017	57.1	Better than Average	2013	53.2	Better than Average
Patients with tuberculosis who completed a curative course of treatment within 1 year of initiation of treatment	2016	93.8	Better than Average	2008	89.0	Better than Average
Persons age 13 and over living with HIV who know their serostatus	2015	90.3	Better than Average	2010	90.1	Better than Average
Patients with treated chronic kidney failure who received a transplant within 3 years of date of renal failure	2014	14.6	Better than Average	2000	16.8	Worse than Average

Measures That Are Average in The Recent Year
Measure	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
Adults who reported that home health providers always kept them informed about when they would arrive at their home in the last 2 months of care	2018	79.1	Average	2012	78.7	Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always explained things in a way that was easy to understand in the last 2 months of care	2018	83.1	Average	2012	81.8	Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always listen carefully to them in the last 2 months of care	2018	84.0	Average	2012	83.5	Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always treated them with courtesy and respect in the last 2 months of care	2018	93.3	Average	2012	93.3	Average
Adults who reported getting the help or advice they needed when they contacted their home health providers in the last 2 months of care	2018	24.0	Average	2012	27.7	Average
Hospice patients whose hospice care team always communicated well with their family caregivers about taking care them	2018	79.5	Average	2015	78.5	Worse than Average
Hospice patients and family caregivers who always got help as soon as they need from hospice care team	2018	76.7	Average	2015	75.1	Worse than Average
Hospice patients who always received enough helps for pain, sadness, breathing, or constipations from hospice care team	2018	75.0	Average	2015	74.3	Average
Family members who definitely received trainings about taking care their family member from hospice care team	2018	73.5	Average	2015	73.1	Average
Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 6 or 12 months who sometimes or never got an appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care	2018	12.2	Average	2010	14.4	Average
Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 6 or 12 months who sometimes or never got an appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	11.3	Average	2010	10.6	Average
Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 6 or 12 months who sometimes or never got care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care	2018	8.8	Average	2010	12.4	Average
Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 6 or 12 months who sometimes or never got care as soon as wanted, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	10.4	Average	2010	9.2	Average
Adults who needed to see a specialist in the last 6 or 12 months who sometimes or never found it easy to see a specialist, Medicare managed care	2018	11.2	Average	2010	9.3	Average
Adults who needed to see a specialist in the last 6 or 12 months who sometimes or never found it easy to see a specialist, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	11.3	Average	2010	8.3	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months and needed care, tests, or treatment who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment, Medicare managed care	2018	10.8	Average	2011	9.5	Worse than Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months and needed care, tests, or treatment who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	8.3	Average	2011	4.8	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them, Medicare managed care	2018	7.6	Average	2010	4.9	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	3.9	Average	2010	3.8	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, Medicare managed care	2018	6.1	Average	2010	6.6	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	5.1	Average	2010	5.0	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they had to say, Medicare managed care	2018	3.7	Average	2010	4.1	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they had to say, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	3.3	Average	2010	3.0	Average
People age 12 and over with opioid (either prescription opioid or heroin) use disorder in the past year	2018	1.1	Average			Missing
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, Medicare managed care	2018	6.9	Average	2010	8.3	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	6.1	Average	2010	5.7	Average
Rating of health care 0-6 on a scale from 0 (worst grade) to 10 (best grade) by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	13.4	Average	2010	10.5	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months who sometimes or never got advice to quit smoking from provider, Medicare managed care	2018	43.5	Average	2010	47.1	Average
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 or 12 months who sometimes or never got advice to quit smoking from provider, Medicare fee-for-service	2018	39.9	Average	2010	43.6	Average
High-risk, long-stay nursing home patients with pressure ulcer	2017	4.8	Average	2013	6.7	Worse than Average
Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year	2017	19.9	Average	2000	31.1	Worse than Average
Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year	2017	13.4	Average	2000	23.0	Worse than Average
Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season	2017	41.8	Average	2013	35.4	Average
Adults age 65 and over who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season	2017	63.8	Average	2013	57.5	Worse than Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 4 or more doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine	2017	82.8	Average	2000	82.1	Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of polio vaccine	2017	92.5	Average	2000	87.7	Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 1 or more doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine	2017	89.0	Average	2000	88.5	Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine	2017	91.2	Average	2000	89.1	Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 1 or more doses of varicella vaccine	2017	90.8	Average	2000	67.8	Average
Adolescents ages 13-15 who received 1 or more doses of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) since the age of ten years	2017	87.0	Average	2008	47.7	Average
Adult hemodialysis patients who use arteriovenous fistulas as the primary mode of vascular access	2017	66.3	Average	2012	64.4	Better than Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received at least two hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year	2017	75.5	Average	2013	71.1	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year	2017	71.7	Average	2013	69.4	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu vaccination in the calendar year	2017	52.0	Average	2013	50.5	Average
Hospital inpatient stays involving opioid-related diagnoses per 100,000 population	2017	351.4	Average	2005	232.9	Worse than Average
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	93.9	Average	2005	87.9	Worse than Average
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	92.6	Average	2005	79.4	Worse than Average
Patients with colon cancer who received surgical resection of colon cancer that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically examined	2016	92.6	Average	2005	67.2	Better than Average
Women ages 50-74 who received a mammogram in the last 2 years	2016	80.4	Average	2014	78.4	Average
Breast cancer diagnosed at advanced stage (regional, distant stage, or local stage with tumor greater than 2 cm) per 100,000 women age 40 and over	2016	89.4	Average	2004	102.7	Worse than Average
Women ages 21-65 who received a Pap smear in the last 3 years	2016	81.9	Average	2014	83.7	Average
Cervical cancer diagnosed at advanced stage (all invasive tumors) per 100,000 women age 20 and over	2016	10.4	Average	2004	13.4	Worse than Average
New HIV cases per 100,000 population age 13 and over	2016	15.3	Average	2008	20.4	Worse than Average
Infants born in the calendar year who received breastfeeding exclusively through 3 months	2016	43.7	Average			Missing

Measures Worse Than Average in The Recent Year
Measure	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
Adults who reported getting the help or advice they needed the same day they contacted their home health providers	2018	16.8	Worse than Average	2012	19.7	Worse than Average
Adults who reported a home health provider talking with them about how to set up their home so they can move around safely when they first started getting home health care	2018	75.5	Worse than Average	2012	71.7	Worse than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers talked with them about the purpose for taking their new or changed prescription medicines in the last 2 months of care	2018	27.0	Worse than Average	2012	28.9	Worse than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers talked with them about when to take medicines in the last 2 months of care	2018	24.7	Worse than Average	2012	26.5	Worse than Average
Adults home health patients age 18 and over who reported that home health providers talked with them about the side effects of medicines in the last 2 months of care	2018	20.1	Worse than Average	2012	22.4	Worse than Average
Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication about medications they received in the hospital	2018	11.8	Worse than Average	2009	14.2	Worse than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers talk about pain in the last 2 months of care	2018	86.7	Worse than Average	2012	83.9	Worse than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always treated them as gently as possible in the last 2 months of care	2018	89.2	Worse than Average	2012	89.7	Average
Adults who did not have any problem with the care they received from their home health providers in the last 2 months of care	2018	92.0	Worse than Average	2012	92.1	Worse than Average
Hospice patients whose hospice care team always treated them with dignity and respect, and really cared about them	2018	89.0	Worse than Average	2015	88.4	Worse than Average
Family caregivers who received right amount of emotional and spiritual supports from hospice care team	2018	88.5	Worse than Average	2015	87.3	Worse than Average
Family caregivers who rated the hospice care for their family member best (9-10) on a scale of 0-10 (where 0 is the worst and 10 is the best)	2018	78.7	Worse than Average	2015	77.5	Worse than Average
Family caregivers who would definitely recommend this hospice to their friends and family	2018	82.7	Worse than Average	2015	81.2	Worse than Average
Adult hospital patients who did not receive good communication about discharge information	2018	12.6	Worse than Average	2009	18.3	Worse than Average
Adult hospital patients who strongly disagree or disagree that staff took their preferences and those of their family and caregiver into account when deciding what the patients discharge health care would be	2018	6.8	Worse than Average	2014	6.9	Worse than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always seem informed and up-to-date about all the cares or treatments they got at home in the last 2 months of care	2018	61.2	Worse than Average	2012	60.1	Worse than Average
Drug overdose deaths involving any opioid per 100,000 resident population	2018	29.7	Worse than Average	1999	3.8	Worse than Average
Drug overdose deaths involving natural and semisynthetic opioids per 100,000 resident population	2018	4.6	Worse than Average	1999	1.1	Average
Drug overdose deaths involving other synthetic opioids (other than methadone) per 100,000 resident population	2018	25.7	Worse than Average	1999	0.3	Average
Rating of health care 0-6 on a scale from 0 (worst grade) to 10 (best grade) by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, Medicare managed care	2018	14.5	Worse than Average	2010	18.0	Worse than Average
Adult end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who saw a nephrologist at least 12 months prior to initiation of renal replacement therapy	2017	33.0	Worse than Average	2012	31.8	Average
Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	2017	33.6	Worse than Average	2013	30.5	Worse than Average
Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	2017	72.2	Worse than Average	2013	62.4	Worse than Average
Home health patients who had pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination	2017	83.1	Worse than Average	2015	81.2	Worse than Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year	2017	66.9	Worse than Average	2013	69.7	Average
HIV infection deaths per 100,000 population	2017	1.8	Worse than Average	2000	9.6	Worse than Average
Emergency department visits involving opioid-related diagnoses per 100,000 population	2017	386.2	Worse than Average	2005	109.4	Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with physical restraints	2017	0.6	Worse than Average	2013	2.0	Worse than Average
Colorectal cancer diagnosed at advanced stage (tumors diagnosed at regional or distant stage) per 100,000 population age 50 and over	2016	73.4	Worse than Average	2004	95.6	Worse than Average