N.C. Healthcare Quality Improves
Monday, June 29 2009
by Rose Hoban
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New numbers from the federal government look at the quality of health care in North Carolina. Analysts at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality tabulate measures of health quality annually for all states. This year, North Carolina's quality improved slightly to the point where it ranks on average with the rest of the United States.
North Carolina improved on several measures: More adults got screened for colorectal cancer and more heart attack patients got counseling on smoking cessation and proper use of their medications.
The state was weakest on care for people in nursing homes and those with chronic diseases. North Carolina also lost ground on providing preventative services and continues to have one of the highest infant mortality rates in the U S.
