Table 1.121
Percent of improvement in management of oral medicationsa 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 |
38.7 |
|
0.04 |
35.0 |
|
0.04 |
| Alabama |
38.5 |
40.6 |
0.31 |
31.0 |
33.8 |
0.29 |
| Alaska |
26.7 |
32.2 |
1.33 |
24.2 |
29.4 |
1.40 |
| Arizona |
39.2 |
38.1 |
0.37 |
38.4 |
37.8 |
0.42 |
| Arkansas |
36.9 |
36.7 |
0.47 |
34.9 |
35.4 |
0.47 |
| California |
37.9 |
39.9 |
0.13 |
34.2 |
36.0 |
0.13 |
| Colorado |
36.6 |
34.3 |
0.38 |
34.0 |
33.3 |
0.43 |
| Connecticut |
35.9 |
36.9 |
0.33 |
35.8 |
33.0 |
0.35 |
| Delaware |
40.4 |
36.7 |
0.78 |
38.0 |
35.0 |
0.75 |
| District of Columbia |
42.9 |
41.4 |
1.27 |
45.8 |
43.1 |
1.15 |
| Florida |
38.7 |
40.7 |
0.14 |
36.9 |
38.8 |
0.15 |
| Georgia |
37.6 |
38.5 |
0.28 |
33.0 |
34.2 |
0.29 |
| Hawaii |
32.1 |
33.0 |
0.85 |
27.1 |
26.8 |
0.76 |
| Idaho |
31.3 |
32.4 |
0.64 |
30.2 |
31.2 |
0.70 |
| Illinois |
43.2 |
42.3 |
0.20 |
39.2 |
37.9 |
0.21 |
| Indiana |
39.5 |
38.2 |
0.34 |
34.3 |
33.0 |
0.34 |
| Iowa |
39.1 |
33.8 |
0.49 |
35.3 |
30.1 |
0.51 |
| Kansas |
37.9 |
34.9 |
0.49 |
29.1 |
27.9 |
0.53 |
| Kentucky |
35.5 |
34.9 |
0.33 |
33.3 |
32.7 |
0.34 |
| Louisiana |
37.5 |
39.8 |
0.35 |
33.8 |
36.3 |
0.35 |
| Maine |
36.5 |
35.0 |
0.52 |
32.8 |
31.3 |
0.54 |
| Maryland |
41.5 |
39.3 |
0.34 |
36.9 |
35.3 |
0.35 |
| Massachusetts |
42.0 |
39.0 |
0.22 |
36.1 |
33.0 |
0.24 |
| Michigan |
43.0 |
41.4 |
0.19 |
38.7 |
36.8 |
0.20 |
| Minnesota |
36.8 |
34.3 |
0.40 |
32.6 |
29.1 |
0.44 |
| Mississippi |
40.6 |
42.4 |
0.41 |
35.3 |
38.5 |
0.41 |
| Missouri |
40.3 |
36.4 |
0.28 |
37.1 |
34.3 |
0.29 |
| Montana |
30.3 |
32.6 |
0.78 |
28.2 |
30.4 |
0.80 |
| Nebraska |
41.0 |
35.6 |
0.62 |
34.9 |
29.0 |
0.62 |
| Nevada |
41.7 |
42.5 |
0.60 |
41.9 |
42.1 |
0.71 |
| New Hampshire |
39.0 |
38.0 |
0.65 |
36.5 |
35.0 |
0.67 |
| New Jersey |
42.1 |
40.7 |
0.24 |
39.2 |
37.9 |
0.26 |
| New Mexico |
42.4 |
42.3 |
0.62 |
38.1 |
38.9 |
0.63 |
| New York |
40.3 |
40.8 |
0.17 |
37.6 |
37.6 |
0.19 |
| North Carolina |
35.5 |
34.3 |
0.23 |
30.5 |
31.0 |
0.24 |
| North Dakota |
37.2 |
29.5 |
0.86 |
30.6 |
25.1 |
0.88 |
| Ohio |
40.1 |
37.2 |
0.21 |
36.5 |
33.9 |
0.22 |
| Oklahoma |
38.6 |
37.8 |
0.38 |
34.6 |
34.6 |
0.40 |
| Oregon |
31.5 |
36.3 |
0.34 |
27.9 |
32.8 |
0.34 |
| Pennsylvania |
40.9 |
39.2 |
0.16 |
36.7 |
34.5 |
0.16 |
| Rhode Island |
41.4 |
36.1 |
0.53 |
39.0 |
34.5 |
0.57 |
| South Carolina |
37.8 |
36.9 |
0.36 |
33.6 |
32.9 |
0.36 |
| South Dakota |
36.9 |
36.5 |
0.93 |
31.9 |
26.8 |
0.91 |
| Tennessee |
37.0 |
38.1 |
0.26 |
33.6 |
35.1 |
0.27 |
| Texas |
35.0 |
37.5 |
0.16 |
31.1 |
33.7 |
0.17 |
| Utah |
38.4 |
39.9 |
0.52 |
34.7 |
36.6 |
0.56 |
| Vermont |
41.1 |
39.5 |
0.84 |
37.8 |
34.4 |
0.94 |
| Virginia |
36.8 |
36.9 |
0.27 |
33.3 |
33.7 |
0.28 |
| Washington |
33.7 |
37.0 |
0.31 |
29.6 |
32.5 |
0.31 |
| West Virginia |
32.7 |
34.4 |
0.47 |
28.4 |
29.3 |
0.47 |
| Wisconsin |
34.2 |
32.7 |
0.37 |
31.5 |
29.5 |
0.39 |
| Wyoming |
37.2 |
34.8 |
1.39 |
30.2 |
29.7 |
1.38 |
a Consumer language used on the Home Health Compare Web site for this measure is: Percentage of patients who get better at taking their medicines correctly (by mouth).
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.
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