New JerseyState Snapshot for Older Adults

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 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	Age 65 and over	2017	86.2	Better than Average	2012	84.1	Average
Adults who reported being told what care and services they would get when they first started getting home health care	Age 65 and over	2017	89.7	Better than Average	2012	88.8	Better than 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	Age 65 and over	2017	79.7	Better than Average	2012	78.7	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 that home health providers always treated them as gently as possible in the last 2 months of care	Age 65 and over	2017	89.9	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	Age 65 and over	2017	83.6	Average	2012	81.5	Worse than 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	Age 65 and over	2017	79.4	Average	2012	78.7	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	Age 65 and over	2017	92.8	Average	2012	92.4	Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always treated them with courtesy and respect in the last 2 months of care	Age 65 and over	2017	93.4	Average	2012	93.4	Average
Adults age 65 and over who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season	Total	2015	60.8	Average	2013	57.5	Worse than Average

Measures Worse Than Average in The Recent Year

Measure	Population	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	Age 65 and over	2017	16.8	Worse than Average	2012	19.0	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	Age 65 and over	2017	27.2	Worse than Average	2012	28.3	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	Age 65 and over	2017	75.3	Worse than Average	2012	72.0	Worse than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers talk about pain in the last 2 months of care	Age 65 and over	2017	86.6	Worse than Average	2012	83.6	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	Age 65 and over	2017	20.4	Worse than Average	2012	21.7	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	Age 65 and over	2017	25.1	Worse than Average	2012	25.9	Worse than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always listen carefully to them in the last 2 months of care	Age 65 and over	2017	83.2	Worse than Average	2012	83.3	Worse than 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	Age 65 and over	2017	23.9	Worse than Average	2012	26.9	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	Age 65 and over	2017	61.6	Worse than Average	2012	59.7	Worse than Average
Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	Total	2015	65.7	Worse than Average	2013	62.4	Worse than Average