New JerseyState Snapshot for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN)

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	Population	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
Home health care patients whose management of oral medications improved	AI/AN	2016	74.4	Better than Average			Missing
Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit and then hospitalized	AI/AN	2016	8.2	Better than Average			Missing
Home health care patients who had to be admitted to the hospital	AI/AN	2016	10.9	Better than Average	2013	13.1	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose bathing improved	AI/AN	2016	82.1	Better than Average	2013	68.0	Average
Home health care patients whose ability to get in and out of bed improved	AI/AN	2016	74.4	Better than Average	2013	60.0	Average
Home health care patients whose ability to walk or move around improved	AI/AN	2016	76.4	Better than Average	2013	70.3	Better than Average
Home health patients who had improvement in upper body dressing	AI/AN	2016	82.9	Better than Average	2013	64.2	Average
Home health care patients whose shortness of breath decreased	AI/AN	2016	83.9	Better than Average			Missing
Home health care patients who stayed at home after an episode of home health care	AI/AN	2016	86.6	Better than Average	2013	84.6	Better than Average

Measures That Are Average in The Recent Year

Measure	Population	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	AI/AN	2017	72.7	Average	2012	76.2	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	AI/AN	2017	84.8	Average	2012	88.1	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	AI/AN	2017	66.7	Average	2012	78.6	Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always treated them as gently as possible in the last 2 months of care	AI/AN	2017	87.9	Average	2012	85.7	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	AI/AN	2017	72.7	Average	2012	73.8	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	AI/AN	2017	69.7	Average	2012	76.2	Average
Adults who reported being told what care and services they would get when they first started getting home health care	AI/AN	2017	87.9	Average	2012	81.0	Average
Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication about medications they received in the hospital	AI/AN	2017	9.3	Average	2009	12.8	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	AI/AN	2017	87.9	Average	2012	90.5	Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always treated them with courtesy and respect in the last 2 months of care	AI/AN	2017	84.8	Average	2012	95.2	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	AI/AN	2017	27.3	Average	2012	31.0	Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always listen carefully to them in the last 2 months of care	AI/AN	2017	69.7	Average	2012	76.2	Average
Adults who reported that home health providers talk about pain in the last 2 months of care	AI/AN	2017	87.9	Average	2012	81.0	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	AI/AN	2017	6.4	Average	2014	10.3	Worse than Average
Adult hospital patients who did not receive good communication about discharge information	AI/AN	2017	11.8	Average	2009	14.8	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	AI/AN	2017	66.7	Average	2012	59.5	Average
Short-stay home health patients who had diabetic foot care and patient education	AI/AN	2016	97.2	Average			Missing
Home health care patients whose pain when moving around decreased	AI/AN	2016	75.9	Average			Missing
Short-stay nursing home residents who were assessed for pneumococcal vaccination	AI/AN	2016	93.8	Average			Missing
Home health patients who had influenza vaccination during flu season	AI/AN	2014	73.9	Average	2013	75.0	Average

Measures Worse Than Average in The Recent Year

Measure	Population	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
Home health patients who had pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination	AI/AN	2014	64.8	Worse than Average	2013	72.1	Average