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National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist

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Highlights<br />

Progress in <strong>Health</strong>y Living<br />

Figure H.14. Number and proportion of measures that are improving, not changing, or worsening,<br />

immunizations versus screening and counseling<br />

100<br />

Improving<br />

No Change<br />

80<br />

10<br />

7<br />

Worsening<br />

60<br />

Percent<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

6<br />

10<br />

1 1<br />

Childhood and<br />

Adult Immunizations (n=17)<br />

Screening and<br />

Counseling (n=18)<br />

Key: n = number of measures.<br />

Improving = Quality is going in a positive direction at an<br />

average annual rate greater than 1% per year.<br />

No Change = Quality is not changing or is changing at an<br />

average annual rate less than 1% per year.<br />

Worsening = Quality is going in a negative direction at an<br />

average annual rate greater than 1% per year.<br />

Note: Screening includes screening for cancer and high<br />

cholesterol; counseling includes advice from a provider<br />

about exercise and diet.<br />

n Immunization rates are improving while clinical preventive services are lagging:<br />

o Trends could be assessed for 6 childhood and 11 adult vaccination measures. Of these, 59%<br />

were improving, similar to health care quality overall (56%).<br />

o Trends could be assessed for 6 screening and 12 counseling services related to healthy living. Of<br />

these measures, 39% showed improvement, a lower rate than health care quality overall.<br />

<strong>National</strong> <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Disparities</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, 2011<br />

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