New JerseyState Snapshot for 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 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	White	2017	86.5	Better than Average	2012	84.5	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	White	2017	79.3	Better than Average	2012	78.2	Worse than 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	White	2017	84.6	Better than Average	2012	82.2	Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always treated them as gently as possible in the last 2 months of care	White	2017	90.5	Better than Average	2012	90.3	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	White	2017	80.1	Better than Average	2012	79.2	Average
Adults who reported being told what care and services they would get when they first started getting home health care	White	2017	89.9	Better than Average	2012	89.0	Better than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always treated them with courtesy and respect in the last 2 months of care	White	2017	94.1	Better than Average	2012	93.8	Better than 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	White	2017	93.6	Better than Average	2012	93.1	Better than 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	White	2017	5.5	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	White	2017	9.0	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	White	2017	6.7	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	White	2017	4.7	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	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 showed respect for what they had to say, Medicare managed care	White	2017	1.9	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	White	2017	3.1	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 listened carefully to them, Medicare managed care	White	2017	2.0	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	White	2017	4.7	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	White	2017	2.1	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	White	2017	9.9	Better than Average			Missing
Home health care patients whose management of oral medications improved	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	White	2016	0.5	Better than Average	2013	0.5	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with a urinary tract infection	White	2016	2.4	Better than Average	2013	5.0	Better than Average
Home health care patients who had to be admitted to the hospital	White	2016	20.6	Better than Average	2013	21.1	Better than Average
Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit and then hospitalized	White	2016	17.8	Better than Average	2013	16.2	Better than Average
Home health care patients who had an emergency department visit without a hospitalization	White	2016	2.9	Better than Average	2013	2.6	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents have depressive symptoms	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	White	2016	98.6	Better than Average	2013	98.1	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain	White	2016	3.2	Better than Average	2013	5.6	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents whose ability to move independently worsened	White	2016	14.3	Better than Average	2013	15.9	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain	White	2016	6.5	Better than Average	2013	10.8	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose ability to get in and out of bed improved	White	2016	74.9	Better than Average	2013	61.4	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose ability to walk or move around improved	White	2016	76.9	Better than Average	2013	67.9	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents whose need for help with daily activities increased	White	2016	11.4	Better than Average	2013	14.8	Average
Home health care patients whose bathing improved	White	2016	77.5	Better than Average	2013	70.3	Better than Average
Home health care patients who stayed at home after an episode of home health care	White	2016	75.7	Better than Average	2013	75.4	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose pain when moving around decreased	White	2016	78.1	Better than Average	2013	70.0	Better than Average
Home health patients who had improvement in upper body dressing	White	2016	77.1	Better than Average	2013	71.7	Better than Average
Home health care patients whose shortness of breath decreased	White	2016	79.1	Better than Average	2013	70.6	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home patients who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	White	2016	94.0	Better than Average	2013	93.4	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home patients who had flu vaccination appropriately given	White	2016	92.6	Better than Average	2013	90.7	Better than Average
Short-stay nursing home residents who were assessed for pneumococcal vaccination	White	2016	95.1	Better than Average	2013	94.1	Better than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents who were assessed for pneumococcal vaccination	White	2016	96.8	Better than Average	2013	96.4	Better than Average
Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last 5 years	White	2015	81.6	Better than Average	2013	82.5	Better than Average
Home health patients who had influenza vaccination during flu season	White	2014	79.6	Better than Average	2013	76.3	Better than Average
Home health patients who had pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination	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 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	White	2017	75.7	Average	2012	72.3	Worse than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers always listen carefully to them in the last 2 months of care	White	2017	84.2	Average	2012	83.8	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	White	2017	24.5	Average	2012	27.6	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 managed care	White	2017	7.9	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 fee-for-service	White	2017	9.9	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	White	2017	7.8	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	White	2017	3.6	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	White	2017	8.8	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	White	2017	32.3	Average			Missing
High-risk, long-stay nursing home patients with pressure ulcer	White	2016	5.9	Average	2013	7.4	Worse than Average
Short-stay nursing home patients with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened	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	White	2016	3.3	Average	2013	3.7	Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with too much weight loss	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	White	2015	66.8	Average	2013	69.5	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received at least two hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year	White	2015	73.3	Average	2013	70.1	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu vaccination in the calendar year	White	2015	52.9	Average	2013	51.4	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year	White	2015	70.8	Average	2013	68.3	Average
Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season	White	2015	38.3	Average	2013	34.5	Average
Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	White	2015	33.9	Average	2013	30.1	Average
Adults age 65 and over who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season	White	2015	62.2	Average	2013	58.7	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	White	2017	17.6	Worse than Average	2012	19.9	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	White	2017	28.0	Worse than Average	2012	29.0	Worse than Average
Adults who reported that home health providers talk about pain in the last 2 months of care	White	2017	87.2	Worse than Average	2012	84.1	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	White	2017	21.0	Worse than Average	2012	22.2	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	White	2017	25.6	Worse than Average	2012	26.4	Worse than Average
Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communication about medications they received in the hospital	White	2017	11.2	Worse than Average	2009	14.4	Worse than Average
Adult hospital patients who did not receive good communication about discharge information	White	2017	12.1	Worse than Average	2009	18.0	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	White	2017	62.2	Worse than Average	2012	60.7	Worse than 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	White	2017	6.2	Worse than Average	2014	6.6	Worse than Average
Home health care patients whose surgical wound was improved	White	2016	93.3	Worse than Average	2013	89.7	Worse than Average
Long-stay nursing home residents with physical restraints	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	White	2016	41.8	Worse than Average	2013	41.2	Worse than Average
Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	White	2015	68.6	Worse than Average	2013	64.4	Worse than Average