AHRQ updates State Snapshots with 2009 information
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has updated its State Snapshots with data from 2009. The State Snapshots break down healthcare quality information by state to help both the public and private sectors understand disparities among states. The latest update includes new data on health insurance.
The data to create the snapshots comes from the 2009 National Healthcare Quality Report. This year states can compare how their care for certain types of insured patients compares with the rest of the nation, or other states. As in previous years, the Snapshots show that all states have a mix of measures on which they perform well and on which they perform poorly.
To find the State Snapshots and check out your own individual state, click here. Readers, have you ever utilized this tool to get a better idea of where your state ranks in terms of quality? How have you used it?
About the Author: Heather Comak is a Managing Editor at HCPro, Inc., where she is the editor of the monthly publication Briefings on Patient Safety, as well as patient safety-related books, webcasts, and audio conferences. She is also is the Assistant Director of the Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals (www.accreditationprofessional.com) and manages Patient Safety Monitor (www.patientsafetymonitor.com), of which this blog is a part.
Contact Heather by e-mailing hcomak@hcpro.com
