New JerseyState Snapshot for Non-Hispanic White

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
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	4.6	Better than Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	5.8	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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	3.5	Better than Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	8.1	Better than Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	2.6	Better than Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	3.3	Better than Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	2.8	Better than Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	4.5	Better than Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	9.5	Better than Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	1.2	Better than Average			Missing
Home health care patients whose management of oral medications improved	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	69.8	Better than Average	2013	60.2	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home patients experiencing one or more falls with major injury	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	0.5	Better than Average	2013	0.5	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with a urinary tract infection	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	2.4	Better than Average	2013	5.0	Better than Average
Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit without a hospitalization	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	2.9	Better than Average	2013	2.6	Better than Average
Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit and then hospitalized	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	17.8	Better than Average	2013	16.2	Better than Average
Home health care patients who had to be admitted to the hospital	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	20.6	Better than Average	2013	21.1	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents have depressive symptoms	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	1.9	Better than Average	2013	4.9	Better than Average
Short-stay home health patients who had diabetic foot care and patient education	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	98.6	Better than Average	2013	98.1	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	3.2	Better than Average	2013	5.6	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	6.5	Better than Average	2013	10.8	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose bathing improved	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	77.5	Better than Average	2013	70.3	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose ability to walk or move around improved	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	76.9	Better than Average	2013	67.9	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents whose ability to move independently worsened	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	14.3	Better than Average	2013	15.9	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents whose need for help with daily activities increased	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	11.4	Better than Average	2013	14.8	Average
Home health care patients whose ability to get in and out of bed improved	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	74.9	Better than Average	2013	61.4	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose pain when moving around decreased	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	78.1	Better than Average	2013	70.0	Better than Average
Home health care patients who stayed at home after an episode of home health care	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	75.7	Better than Average	2013	75.4	Better than Average
Home health patients who had improvement in upper body dressing	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	77.1	Better than Average	2013	71.7	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose shortness of breath decreased	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	79.1	Better than Average	2013	70.6	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home patients who had flu vaccination appropriately given	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	92.6	Better than Average	2013	90.7	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home residents who were assessed for pneumococcal vaccination	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	95.1	Better than Average	2013	94.1	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents who were assessed for pneumococcal vaccination	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	96.8	Better than Average	2013	96.4	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home patients who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	94.0	Better than Average	2013	93.4	Better than Average
Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last 5 years	Non-Hispanic, White	2015	82.9	Better than Average	2013	84.2	Better than Average
Home health patients who had influenza vaccination during flu season	Non-Hispanic, White	2014	79.6	Better than Average	2013	76.3	Better than Average
Home health patients who had pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination	Non-Hispanic, White	2014	76.4	Better than Average	2013	72.9	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 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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	9.1	Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	7.2	Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	7.8	Average			Missing
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	Non-Hispanic, White	2017	32.2	Average			Missing
Short-stay nursing home patients with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	0.4	Average	2013	0.6	Average
Low-risk, long-stay nursing home residents with a catheter inserted and left in the bladder	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	3.3	Average	2013	3.7	Average
High-risk, long-stay nursing home patients with pressure ulcer	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	5.9	Average	2013	7.4	Worse than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with too much weight loss	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	6.0	Average	2013	6.5	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year	Non-Hispanic, White	2015	68.1	Average	2013	71.1	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year	Non-Hispanic, White	2015	72.0	Average	2013	70.6	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu vaccination in the calendar year	Non-Hispanic, White	2015	55.7	Average	2013	51.0	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received at least two hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year	Non-Hispanic, White	2015	75.4	Average	2013	70.6	Average
Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season	Non-Hispanic, White	2015	36.0	Average	2013	35.2	Average
Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	Non-Hispanic, White	2015	70.0	Average	2013	65.8	Worse than Average
Adults age 65 and over who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season	Non-Hispanic, White	2015	62.9	Average	2013	58.7	Worse than Average
Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	Non-Hispanic, White	2015	35.5	Average	2013	32.3	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 care patients whose surgical wound was improved	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	93.3	Worse than Average	2013	89.7	Worse than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with physical restraints	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	0.9	Worse than Average	2013	2.1	Worse than Average
Low-risk, long-stay nursing home residents with loss of control of bowels or bladder	Non-Hispanic, White	2016	41.8	Worse than Average	2013	41.2	Worse than Average