RI Ranks 7th Nationally on 2019 Health System Scorecard

The Commonweath Fund has released its 2019 Scorecard on State Health System Performance, ranking Rhode Island 7th in the nation overall. The Scorecard is a state-by-state report measuring access to care, quality of care, health outcomes, and health disparities across the United States. Highlight's of Rhode Island's ranking include:

Top Ranked Indicators:

- Adults without a usual source of care

- Children who did not receive needed mental health care

- High out-of-pocket medical spending

Bottom Ranked Indicators:

- Drug poisoning deaths

- Central line-associated blood stream infection (CLABSI)

- Diabetic adults without an annual hemoglobin A1c test

Most Improved Indicators:

- Adults with any mental illness reporting unmet need

- Diabetic adults without an annual hemoglobin A1c test

- Uninsured adults

Indicators That Worsened the Most:

- Adults who are obese

- Preventable hospitalizations ages 18-64

- Home health patients with a hospital admission