Table D.1. Benchmarks available in or derivable from the NHQR by the measure set for diabetes care quality, including four sample States
|
Benchmarks |
Measure |
Theoretic Limit |
Best-in class State averagea |
National consensus-based goal (HP2010, Target/Baseline) |
National average |
Regional averageb |
State average for four example States
(Fill in for your State) |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
GA |
MA |
MI |
WA |
Percent of adults with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least once in the past year (BRFSS) |
100 |
95.6 |
n/a |
79.4 |
85.5 |
85.2 |
80.2 |
83.2 |
85.9 |
85.4 |
74.5 |
88.5 |
Percent of adults with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least twice in the past year (BRFSS) |
100 |
83.0 |
TBD/59 (BRFSS 2000) |
61.1 |
69.2 |
68.1 |
62.2 |
61.5 |
70.5 |
69.0 |
55.8 |
65.8 |
Percent of patients with diabetes who had a lipid profile in past two years (MEPS) |
100 |
n/a |
n/a |
94.3 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Percent of adults with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year (BRFSS) |
100 |
79.6 |
75/47 (NHIS 2000) |
66.7 |
71.1 |
72.5 |
65.2 |
63.4 |
70.4 |
69.0 |
62.3 |
69.7 |
Percent of adults with diabetes who had a foot examination in past year (BRFSS) |
100 |
81.3 |
75/55 (BRFSS 1998) |
64.6 |
68.6 |
68.9 |
63.9 |
67.9 |
63.3 |
61.5 |
65.2 |
69.0 |
Percent of adults with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in past year (BRFSS) |
100 |
59.0 |
n/a |
37.4 |
42.6 |
46.1 |
39.2 |
40.7 |
30.4 |
44.8 |
26.6 |
49.6 |
Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes per 100,000 population (HCUP) |
0 |
n/a |
54/72 (HCUP 1996) |
28.5 |
30.1 |
28.0 |
35.7 |
15.6 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Hospital admissions for short-term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population (HCUP) |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
51.2 |
48.1 |
45.4 |
61.4 |
43.3 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Hospital admissions for long term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population (HCUP) |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
120.8 |
135.8 |
109.7 |
133.6 |
96.2 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations in patients with diabetes per 1,000 population (NHDS) |
0 |
n/a |
1.8/4.1 (NHDS 1997) |
4.8 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a = State estimates not available.
a Best in class estimate is the top 10 percent of State rates taken together as a simple average.
b Regional averages from BRFSS are simple averages because population estimates were not available to derive weighted averages; regional estimates from HCUP are reported in the NHQR and are based on weighted averages.
Source: National Healthcare Quality Report, 2003.
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