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.
Historically, the State Snapshots have included State-specific estimates for selected AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) based on Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) data. The 2018 QDR does not include State-specific QI estimates based on 2016 HCUP data because the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System version of the QI software used did not include risk adjustment. State-specific QIs will be reported in future QDRs when the estimates can be risk adjusted.
Measures Better Than Average in The Recent Year
| 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 |
2017 |
86.3 |
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 |
2017 |
80.2 |
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 |
2017 |
89.7 |
Better than Average |
2012 |
88.8 |
Better than Average |
| Ratio of observed deaths to expected deaths among Medicare hemodialysis patients |
2017 |
0.9 |
Better than Average |
2000 |
1.1 |
Worse than Average |
| Adult hemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis - (Kt/V) 12 or higher |
2017 |
97.2 |
Better than Average |
|
|
Missing |
| Adults who needed to see a specialist in the last 12 months who sometimes or never found it easy to see a specialist, Medicare managed care |
2017 |
7.9 |
Better than Average |
2010 |
9.3 |
Average |
| Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got an appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care |
2017 |
8.2 |
Better than Average |
2010 |
14.4 |
Average |
| Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they had to say, Medicare managed care |
2017 |
2.3 |
Better than Average |
2010 |
4.1 |
Average |
| Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they had to say, Medicare fee-for-service |
2017 |
2.7 |
Better than Average |
2010 |
3.0 |
Average |
| Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them, Medicare managed care |
2017 |
2.8 |
Better than Average |
2010 |
4.9 |
Average |
| Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them, Medicare fee-for-service |
2017 |
3.2 |
Better than Average |
2010 |
3.8 |
Average |
| Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, Medicare managed care |
2017 |
3.2 |
Better than Average |
2010 |
8.3 |
Average |
| Adults who had a doctor´s office or clinic visit in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got advice to quit smoking from provider, Medicare managed care |
2017 |
20.5 |
Better than Average |
2010 |
47.0 |
Average |
| Long-stay nursing home patients experiencing one or more falls with major injury |
2016 |
0.4 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
0.4 |
Better than Average |
| Home health care patients whose management of oral medications improved |
2016 |
69.6 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
60.3 |
Better than Average |
| Long-stay nursing home residents with a urinary tract infection |
2016 |
2.2 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
4.6 |
Better than Average |
| Low-risk, long-stay nursing home residents with a catheter inserted and left in the bladder |
2016 |
3.2 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
3.6 |
Better than Average |
| Home health care patients who had to be admitted to the hospital |
2016 |
21.8 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
22.3 |
Better than Average |
| Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit without a hospitalization |
2016 |
3.0 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
2.7 |
Better than Average |
| Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit and then hospitalized |
2016 |
18.6 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
16.9 |
Better than Average |
| Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year |
2016 |
33.8 |
Better than Average |
2000 |
53.4 |
Better than Average |
| Adult hemodialysis patients who use arteriovenous fistulas as the primary mode of vascular access |
2016 |
65.5 |
Better than Average |
2012 |
64.4 |
Better than Average |
| Dialysis patients who were registered on a waiting list for transplantation |
2016 |
18.6 |
Better than Average |
2000 |
19.3 |
Better than Average |
| People age 12 and over treated for substance abuse who completed treatment course |
2016 |
53.8 |
Better than Average |
2008 |
57.4 |
Better than Average |
| Long-stay nursing home residents have depressive symptoms |
2016 |
1.6 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
4.6 |
Better than Average |
| Suicide deaths among persons age 12 and over per 100,000 population |
2016 |
8.7 |
Better than Average |
2008 |
8.2 |
Better than Average |
| Short-stay home health patients who had diabetic foot care and patient education |
2016 |
98.6 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
98.1 |
Better than Average |
| Home health care patients whose shortness of breath decreased |
2016 |
78.9 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
70.8 |
Better than Average |
| Long-stay nursing home residents with too much weight loss |
2016 |
5.7 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
6.4 |
Average |
| Short-stay nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain |
2016 |
6.4 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
11.4 |
Better than Average |
| Long-stay nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain |
2016 |
2.7 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
5.4 |
Better than Average |
| Long-stay nursing home residents whose need for help with daily activities increased |
2016 |
11.3 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
14.5 |
Average |
| Home health care patients whose ability to get in and out of bed improved |
2016 |
73.9 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
60.8 |
Better than Average |
| Home health care patients whose bathing improved |
2016 |
76.8 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
69.8 |
Better than Average |
| Home health care patients whose ability to walk or move around improved |
2016 |
76.4 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
67.4 |
Better than Average |
| Long-stay nursing home residents whose ability to move independently worsened |
2016 |
13.6 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
15.0 |
Better than Average |
| Home health care patients whose pain when moving around decreased |
2016 |
77.9 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
70.0 |
Better than Average |
| Home health patients who had improvement in upper body dressing |
2016 |
76.1 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
70.8 |
Better than Average |
| Home health care patients who stayed at home after an episode of home health care |
2016 |
74.7 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
74.4 |
Better than Average |
| Adolescents ages 13-15 who received 1 or more doses of meningococcal conjugate vaccine |
2016 |
91.6 |
Better than Average |
2008 |
64.3 |
Better than Average |
| Adolescents ages 16-17 who received 1 or more doses of meningococcal conjugate vaccine |
2016 |
91.8 |
Better than Average |
2008 |
55.4 |
Better than Average |
| Hospital patients who received influenza vaccination |
2016 |
96.0 |
Better than Average |
2012 |
89.9 |
Better than Average |
| Short-stay nursing home patients who had flu vaccination appropriately given |
2016 |
91.6 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
90.2 |
Better than Average |
| Long-stay nursing home residents who were assessed for pneumococcal vaccination |
2016 |
96.3 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
96.4 |
Better than Average |
| Long-stay nursing home patients who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine |
2016 |
93.6 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
93.3 |
Better than Average |
| Short-stay nursing home residents who were assessed for pneumococcal vaccination |
2016 |
94.2 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
93.4 |
Better than Average |
| Stroke patients with educational material addressing activation of emergency medical system, follow-up after discharge, educations prescribed at discharge, risk factors for stroke, warning signs and symptoms of stroke |
2015 |
96.7 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
94.8 |
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 |
| Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last 5 years |
2015 |
81.5 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
79.0 |
Better than Average |
| Hospital patients who received pneumococcal immunization |
2015 |
95.2 |
Better than Average |
2012 |
91.3 |
Better than Average |
| Home health patients who had influenza vaccination during flu season |
2014 |
77.5 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
74.1 |
Worse than Average |
| Home health patients who had pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination |
2014 |
73.6 |
Better than Average |
2013 |
70.3 |
Worse than Average |
| Patients with treated chronic kidney failure who received a transplant within 3 years of date of renal failure |
2013 |
15.3 |
Better than Average |
2000 |
16.8 |
Worse than Average |
Measures That Are Average in The Recent Year
| 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 |
2017 |
79.6 |
Average |
2012 |
78.7 |
Average |
| Adults who reported that home health providers always treated them as gently as possible in the last 2 months of care |
2017 |
89.8 |
Average |
2012 |
89.7 |
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 |
2017 |
83.8 |
Average |
2012 |
81.8 |
Average |
| Family members who definitely received trainings about taking care their family member from hospice care team |
2017 |
73.5 |
Average |
|
|
Missing |
| Adults who did not have any problem with the care they received from their home health providers in the last 2 months of care |
2017 |
92.4 |
Average |
2012 |
92.1 |
Worse than Average |
| Adults who reported that home health providers always treated them with courtesy and respect in the last 2 months of care |
2017 |
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 |
2017 |
24.5 |
Average |
2012 |
27.7 |
Average |
| Drug overdose deaths involving natural and semisynthetic opioids per 100,000 resident population |
2017 |
4.6 |
Average |
1999 |
1.1 |
Average |
| Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got an appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, Medicare fee-for-service |
2017 |
11.1 |
Average |
2010 |
10.6 |
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 |
2017 |
8.3 |
Average |
2011 |
4.8 |
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 |
2017 |
9.6 |
Average |
2011 |
9.5 |
Worse than Average |
| Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got care as soon as wanted, Medicare fee-for-service |
2017 |
9.6 |
Average |
2010 |
9.2 |
Average |
| Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got care as soon as wanted, Medicare managed care |
2017 |
6.6 |
Average |
2010 |
12.4 |
Average |
| Adults who needed to see a specialist in the last 12 months who sometimes or never found it easy to see a specialist, Medicare fee-for-service |
2017 |
10.8 |
Average |
2010 |
8.3 |
Average |
| Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, Medicare fee-for-service |
2017 |
3.8 |
Average |
2010 |
5.0 |
Average |
| Adults who had a doctor´s office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, Medicare fee-for-service |
2017 |
5.0 |
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 |
2017 |
11.9 |
Average |
2010 |
10.5 |
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 |
2017 |
10.7 |
Average |
2010 |
18.0 |
Worse than Average |
| Adults who had a doctor´s office or clinic visit in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got advice to quit smoking from provider, Medicare fee-for-service |
2017 |
34.9 |
Average |
2010 |
43.5 |
Average |
| Short-stay nursing home patients with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened |
2016 |
0.4 |
Average |
2013 |
0.6 |
Average |
| Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year |
2016 |
21.2 |
Average |
2000 |
31.1 |
Worse than Average |
| Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year |
2016 |
14.5 |
Average |
2000 |
23.0 |
Worse than Average |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of polio vaccine |
2016 |
93.3 |
Average |
2000 |
87.7 |
Average |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 1 or more doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine |
2016 |
92.4 |
Average |
2000 |
88.5 |
Average |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 1 or more doses of varicella vaccine |
2016 |
92.3 |
Average |
2000 |
67.8 |
Average |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 4 or more doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine |
2016 |
87.0 |
Average |
2000 |
82.1 |
Average |
| Children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine |
2016 |
89.9 |
Average |
2000 |
89.1 |
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 |
2016 |
91.1 |
Average |
2008 |
36.6 |
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 |
2016 |
89.1 |
Average |
2008 |
47.7 |
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 |
2015 |
90.8 |
Average |
2005 |
82.2 |
Worse than Average |
| Stroke patients prescribed statin medication at hospital discharge |
2015 |
97.2 |
Average |
2013 |
95.3 |
Better than Average |
| Stroke patients who received venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis |
2015 |
97.7 |
Average |
2013 |
94.7 |
Better than Average |
| Patients with colon cancer who received surgical resection of colon cancer that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically examined |
2015 |
90.7 |
Average |
2005 |
67.1 |
Better than Average |
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received at least two hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year |
2015 |
69.4 |
Average |
2013 |
71.1 |
Average |
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year |
2015 |
65.1 |
Average |
2013 |
69.4 |
Average |
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu vaccination in the calendar year |
2015 |
51.3 |
Average |
2013 |
50.5 |
Average |
| Patients with tuberculosis who completed a curative course of treatment within 1 year of initiation of treatment |
2015 |
90.9 |
Average |
2008 |
89.0 |
Better than Average |
| New HIV cases per 100,000 population age 13 and over |
2015 |
15.4 |
Average |
2008 |
20.5 |
Worse than Average |
| Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season |
2015 |
36.7 |
Average |
2013 |
35.4 |
Average |
| Adults age 65 and over who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season |
2015 |
60.8 |
Average |
2013 |
57.5 |
Worse than Average |
| Cervical cancer diagnosed at advanced stage (all invasive tumors) per 100,000 women age 20 and over |
2015 |
11.4 |
Average |
2004 |
13.4 |
Worse than Average |
| Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who ever received pneumococcal vaccination |
2015 |
34.7 |
Average |
2013 |
30.5 |
Worse than Average |
Measures Worse Than Average in The Recent Year
| Adults who reported getting the help or advice they needed the same day they contacted their home health providers |
2017 |
17.4 |
Worse than Average |
2012 |
19.7 |
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 |
2017 |
27.9 |
Worse than Average |
2012 |
28.9 |
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 |
2017 |
75.1 |
Worse than Average |
2012 |
71.7 |
Worse than Average |
| Adults who reported that home health providers talk about pain in the last 2 months of care |
2017 |
87.1 |
Worse than Average |
2012 |
83.9 |
Worse than Average |
| Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication about medications they received in the hospital |
2017 |
11.0 |
Worse than Average |
2009 |
14.2 |
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 |
2017 |
25.8 |
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 |
2017 |
21.2 |
Worse than Average |
2012 |
22.4 |
Worse than Average |
| Hospice patients whose hospice care team always treated them with dignity and respect, and really cared about them |
2017 |
88.8 |
Worse than Average |
|
|
Missing |
| 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 |
2017 |
6.6 |
Worse than Average |
2014 |
6.9 |
Worse than Average |
| Family caregivers who received right amount of emotional and spiritual supports from hospice care team |
2017 |
87.7 |
Worse than Average |
|
|
Missing |
| Adult hospital patients who did not receive good communication about discharge information |
2017 |
12.6 |
Worse than Average |
2009 |
18.3 |
Worse than Average |
| Hospice patients who always received enough helps for pain, sadness, breathing, or constipations from hospice care team |
2017 |
73.5 |
Worse than Average |
|
|
Missing |
| Family caregivers who would definitely recommend this hospice to their friends and family |
2017 |
82.3 |
Worse than Average |
|
|
Missing |
| Hospice patients whose hospice care team always communicated well with their family caregivers about taking care them |
2017 |
78.6 |
Worse than Average |
|
|
Missing |
| Adults who reported that home health providers always listen carefully to them in the last 2 months of care |
2017 |
83.4 |
Worse than Average |
2012 |
83.5 |
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 |
2017 |
61.8 |
Worse than Average |
2012 |
60.1 |
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) |
2017 |
78.5 |
Worse than Average |
|
|
Missing |
| Hospice patients and family caregivers who always got help as soon as they need from hospice care team |
2017 |
76.0 |
Worse than Average |
|
|
Missing |
| Drug overdose deaths involving other synthetic opioids (other than methadone) per 100,000 resident population |
2017 |
15.5 |
Worse than Average |
1999 |
0.3 |
Average |
| Drug overdose deaths involving any opioid per 100,000 resident population |
2017 |
22.0 |
Worse than Average |
1999 |
3.8 |
Worse than Average |
| Home health care patients whose surgical wound was improved |
2016 |
92.7 |
Worse than Average |
2013 |
89.5 |
Worse than Average |
| High-risk, long-stay nursing home patients with pressure ulcer |
2016 |
6.3 |
Worse than Average |
2013 |
8.0 |
Worse than Average |
| Home health patients who had timely initiation of care |
2016 |
87.7 |
Worse than Average |
2013 |
86.7 |
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 |
2016 |
32.6 |
Worse than Average |
2012 |
31.8 |
Average |
| HIV infection deaths per 100,000 population |
2016 |
2.2 |
Worse than Average |
2000 |
9.6 |
Worse than Average |
| Low-risk, long-stay nursing home residents with loss of control of bowels or bladder |
2016 |
42.0 |
Worse than Average |
2013 |
42.0 |
Worse than Average |
| Long-stay nursing home residents with physical restraints |
2016 |
0.8 |
Worse than Average |
2013 |
1.9 |
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) |
2015 |
92.4 |
Worse than Average |
2005 |
88.0 |
Worse than Average |
| Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year |
2015 |
65.8 |
Worse than Average |
2013 |
69.7 |
Average |
| Colorectal cancer diagnosed at advanced stage (tumors diagnosed at regional or distant stage) per 100,000 population age 50 and over |
2015 |
67.9 |
Worse than Average |
2004 |
95.6 |
Worse than 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 |
2015 |
93.7 |
Worse than Average |
2004 |
102.6 |
Worse than Average |
| Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination |
2015 |
65.7 |
Worse than Average |
2013 |
62.4 |
Worse than Average |
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