New JerseyState Snapshot for Person-Centered Care

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

Measure	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
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
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 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 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 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 spent enough time with them, Medicare managed care	2017	3.2	Better than Average	2010	8.3	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 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
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
Family members who definitely received trainings about taking care their family member from hospice care team	2017	73.5	Average			Missing
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
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 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

Measures Worse Than 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 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
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 treated them with dignity and respect, and really cared about them	2017	88.8	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
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 received right amount of emotional and spiritual supports from hospice care team	2017	87.7	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
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
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