Percent of improvement in toiletinga for home health episodes, by State, 2002 and 2004 |
| 2004 | 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Observed percent | Risk adjusted percentb | Standard error of observed percent | Observed percent | Risk adjusted percentb | Standard error of observed percent |
| United States | 63.3 | 0.05 | 59.3 | 0.06 | ||
| Alabama | 64.9 | 64.8 | 0.33 | 58.5 | 59.6 | 0.35 |
| Alaska | 56.4 | 65.6 | 1.78 | 48.4 | 58.8 | 2.05 |
| Arizona | 65.7 | 62.0 | 0.41 | 62.8 | 60.6 | 0.48 |
| Arkansas | 63.6 | 63.2 | 0.57 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.60 |
| California | 63.5 | 62.9 | 0.14 | 58.3 | 57.4 | 0.15 |
| Colorado | 67.3 | 64.1 | 0.53 | 62.3 | 62.7 | 0.67 |
| Connecticut | 60.1 | 65.2 | 0.52 | 57.9 | 59.3 | 0.58 |
| Delaware | 64.5 | 60.4 | 0.96 | 64.5 | 60.0 | 0.92 |
| District of Columbia | 62.0 | 58.0 | 1.39 | 63.0 | 59.0 | 1.28 |
| Florida | 62.4 | 61.7 | 0.16 | 60.2 | 59.5 | 0.18 |
| Georgia | 64.5 | 64.0 | 0.31 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.34 |
| Hawaii | 56.6 | 64.1 | 0.99 | 53.9 | 58.1 | 0.97 |
| Idaho | 57.9 | 60.9 | 0.90 | 57.9 | 59.9 | 1.02 |
| Illinois | 64.2 | 62.9 | 0.24 | 60.2 | 59.1 | 0.28 |
| Indiana | 64.6 | 65.2 | 0.44 | 60.7 | 61.0 | 0.48 |
| Iowa | 68.1 | 65.3 | 0.73 | 63.7 | 59.8 | 0.83 |
| Kansas | 67.4 | 66.9 | 0.68 | 60.1 | 59.9 | 0.80 |
| Kentucky | 62.4 | 62.8 | 0.42 | 60.1 | 59.7 | 0.45 |
| Louisiana | 61.0 | 59.7 | 0.41 | 55.8 | 56.0 | 0.43 |
| Maine | 61.0 | 66.1 | 0.83 | 55.9 | 60.8 | 0.92 |
| Maryland | 67.5 | 65.2 | 0.37 | 64.5 | 61.0 | 0.40 |
| Massachusetts | 61.5 | 64.2 | 0.37 | 57.6 | 58.5 | 0.42 |
| Michigan | 67.7 | 66.0 | 0.24 | 63.0 | 61.9 | 0.28 |
| Minnesota | 67.4 | 66.6 | 0.56 | 60.2 | 59.4 | 0.72 |
| Mississippi | 64.3 | 64.5 | 0.45 | 59.7 | 60.0 | 0.47 |
| Missouri | 70.0 | 66.2 | 0.35 | 65.1 | 62.4 | 0.39 |
| Montana | 59.4 | 65.4 | 1.19 | 54.6 | 58.5 | 1.26 |
| Nebraska | 66.8 | 67.2 | 0.98 | 62.1 | 61.2 | 1.08 |
| Nevada | 63.9 | 61.8 | 0.71 | 61.5 | 59.7 | 0.87 |
| New Hampshire | 60.1 | 64.2 | 1.08 | 56.6 | 59.7 | 1.15 |
| New Jersey | 63.8 | 63.5 | 0.30 | 62.0 | 60.9 | 0.32 |
| New Mexico | 66.1 | 66.4 | 0.71 | 62.9 | 63.4 | 0.74 |
| New York | 63.0 | 62.8 | 0.22 | 60.3 | 59.0 | 0.24 |
| North Carolina | 64.1 | 63.4 | 0.28 | 58.8 | 59.4 | 0.30 |
| North Dakota | 61.2 | 61.9 | 1.70 | 61.3 | 62.4 | 1.72 |
| Ohio | 64.6 | 63.7 | 0.28 | 60.4 | 59.2 | 0.30 |
| Oklahoma | 64.6 | 62.0 | 0.48 | 59.8 | 57.6 | 0.52 |
| Oregon | 55.2 | 65.0 | 0.45 | 53.2 | 61.9 | 0.47 |
| Pennsylvania | 63.6 | 64.9 | 0.21 | 57.9 | 58.6 | 0.24 |
| Rhode Island | 68.2 | 67.6 | 0.83 | 60.3 | 63.0 | 0.98 |
| South Carolina | 68.1 | 66.5 | 0.38 | 61.7 | 60.0 | 0.42 |
| South Dakota | 68.7 | 70.8 | 1.44 | 61.6 | 61.0 | 1.62 |
| Tennessee | 64.8 | 65.2 | 0.31 | 60.6 | 61.8 | 0.34 |
| Texas | 58.7 | 58.6 | 0.19 | 55.0 | 55.6 | 0.22 |
| Utah | 68.3 | 63.8 | 0.61 | 62.8 | 60.1 | 0.68 |
| Vermont | 66.2 | 68.8 | 1.22 | 60.5 | 60.0 | 1.52 |
| Virginia | 63.4 | 63.7 | 0.31 | 60.2 | 60.7 | 0.33 |
| Washington | 57.3 | 64.6 | 0.41 | 54.1 | 60.7 | 0.44 |
| West Virginia | 59.2 | 63.8 | 0.56 | 54.3 | 58.9 | 0.60 |
| Wisconsin | 58.9 | 63.7 | 0.57 | 56.2 | 59.7 | 0.63 |
| Wyoming | 68.7 | 64.8 | 1.90 | 67.2 | 64.2 | 2.03 |
a Consumer language used on the Home Health Compare Web site for this measure is: Percentage of patients who get better at getting to and from the toilet.
b Only observed national rate reported as in Home Health Compare.
Source: Calculated by the Center for Health Services and Policy Research, University of Colorado, from Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data.