​Summary: Over the last few decades, the measurement and reporting of health care quality outcomes has grown significantly. As health care evolves, it is important to continue to monitor and report on the quality of care delivered to patients in California and across the U.S. This is part of a series of measures California Health Care Foundation is publishing on the quality of care in the state. Topics range from maternal to end-of-life care, and include measures on behavioral health, chronic conditions, and providers.

This set of quality measures focuses on children’s health and reports the most recently available data

Findings: Some of key findings include:

Black and Latinx children and adolescents are more likely to be overweight than those of other races/ethnicities.

• Pediatric hospital admission rates for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions declined between 2016 and 2019.
• Black children are more likely to have asthma and have much higher asthma-related ED visits than children of other races/ethnicities.

This report uses data from the 2019 California Health Interview Survey. 

Read the Publication:

• Report: 2021 Edition — Quality of Care: Children’s Health