At the same time frame, the scorecard highlights some bright spots for your U.S., with notable gains in quality of care in areas that have been the focus of public reporting or collaborative improvement initiatives. For example, 50 % of adults rich in blood pressure level been with them in check in 2007-2008, in contrast to only 31 percent in 1999-2000. Additionally, hospital quality indicators for treatment of cardiac event, heart failure, and pneumonia, and protection against surgical complications, have improved substantially across the nation since hospitals began publicly reporting their quality data via a federal website.
Want to take a look at some figures on obesity?
The numbers are quite serious, and the good old US of A ranks pretty high up there with a whopping 74.1% obesity rate. Check out this infographic to learn more about obesity and how it impacts health care costs in this country as well as Canada. [...]