Ohio shows signs of improvement on Commonwealth scorecard

The Commonwealth Fund’s 2015 state healthcare system scorecard finds that overall, healthcare systems improved in more ways than they declined since the previous performance measure in 2014 (Source: “States largely improved health measures, Commonwealth Fund finds,” Healthcare Dive, Dec. 11, 2015).

The fourth edition of the Commonwealth scorecard concludes that overall, access to healthcare was substantially improved and there were gains in quality and safety, but that there continue to be "stark" performance differences between states.

Ohio is ranked 33rd overall in the scorecard. The state is in the second quartile for "access and affordability" and "prevention and treatment," in the third quartile for "avoidable hospital use and cost" and in the bottom quartile for "healthy lives" and "equity." Of 36 indicators used in the scorecard, Ohio improved in seven indicators and worsened in just two.