New JerseyState Snapshot for Ambulatory

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
Adult hemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis - (Kt/V) 12 or higher	2017	97.2	Better than Average			Missing
Ratio of observed deaths to expected deaths among Medicare hemodialysis patients	2017	0.9	Better than Average	2000	1.1	Worse than Average
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	2017	7.9	Better than Average	2010	9.3	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 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 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 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
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 managed care	2017	20.5	Better than Average	2010	47.0	Average
Adult hemodialysis patients who use arteriovenous fistulas as the primary mode of vascular access	2016	65.5	Better than Average	2012	64.4	Better than Average
Dialysis patients who were registered on a waiting list for transplantation	2016	18.6	Better than Average	2000	19.3	Better than Average
People age 12 and over treated for substance abuse who completed treatment course	2016	53.8	Better than Average	2008	57.4	Better than Average
Adolescents ages 16-17 who received 1 or more doses of meningococcal conjugate vaccine	2016	91.8	Better than Average	2008	55.4	Better than Average
Adolescents ages 13-15 who received 1 or more doses of meningococcal conjugate vaccine	2016	91.6	Better than Average	2008	64.3	Better than Average
Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in the last 5 years	2015	81.5	Better than Average	2013	79.0	Better than Average
Patients with treated chronic kidney failure who received a transplant within 3 years of date of renal failure	2013	15.3	Better than Average	2000	16.8	Worse than Average

Measures That Are Average in The Recent Year

Measure	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
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	2017	8.3	Average	2011	4.8	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	2017	9.6	Average	2011	9.5	Worse than Average
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	2017	10.8	Average	2010	8.3	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
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
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
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
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	2017	34.9	Average	2010	43.5	Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine	2016	89.9	Average	2000	89.1	Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 3 or more doses of polio vaccine	2016	93.3	Average	2000	87.7	Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 1 or more doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine	2016	92.4	Average	2000	88.5	Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 1 or more doses of varicella vaccine	2016	92.3	Average	2000	67.8	Average
Children ages 19-35 months who received 4 or more doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine	2016	87.0	Average	2000	82.1	Average
Adolescents ages 13-15 who received 1 or more doses of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) since the age of ten years	2016	89.1	Average	2008	47.7	Average
Adolescents ages 16-17 who received 1 or more doses of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) since the age of ten years	2016	91.1	Average	2008	36.6	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year	2015	65.1	Average	2013	69.4	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received at least two hemoglobin A1c measurements in the calendar year	2015	69.4	Average	2013	71.1	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu vaccination in the calendar year	2015	51.3	Average	2013	50.5	Average
Patients with tuberculosis who completed a curative course of treatment within 1 year of initiation of treatment	2015	90.9	Average	2008	89.0	Better than Average
Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season	2015	36.7	Average	2013	35.4	Average
Cervical cancer diagnosed at advanced stage (all invasive tumors) per 100,000 women age 20 and over	2015	11.4	Average	2004	13.4	Worse than Average
Adults ages 18-64 at high risk (e.g., COPD) who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	2015	34.7	Average	2013	30.5	Worse than Average
Adults age 65 and over who received an influenza vaccination in the last flu season	2015	60.8	Average	2013	57.5	Worse than Average

Measures Worse Than Average in The Recent Year

Measure	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
Adult end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who saw a nephrologist at least 12 months prior to initiation of renal replacement therapy	2016	32.6	Worse than Average	2012	31.8	Average
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year	2015	65.8	Worse than Average	2013	69.7	Average
Colorectal cancer diagnosed at advanced stage (tumors diagnosed at regional or distant stage) per 100,000 population age 50 and over	2015	67.9	Worse than Average	2004	95.6	Worse than Average
Breast cancer diagnosed at advanced stage (regional, distant stage, or local stage with tumor greater than 2 cm) per 100,000 women age 40 and over	2015	93.7	Worse than Average	2004	102.6	Worse than Average
Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination	2015	65.7	Worse than Average	2013	62.4	Worse than Average