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Appendix C: Measure Specifications

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Quality of Health Care

Effectiveness of Care: Cancer
Effectiveness of Care: Diabetes
Effectiveness of Care: End Stage Renal Disease
Effectiveness of Care: Heart Disease
Effectiveness of Care: HIV/AIDS
Effectiveness of Care: Maternal and Child Health
Effectiveness of Care: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Effectiveness of Care: Respiratory Diseases
Effectiveness of Care: Nursing Home, Home Health, and Hospice Care
Patient Safety
Timeliness
Patient Centeredness
 

Access to Care

Access to Care: Facilitators and Barriers to Health Care
Access to Care: Health Care Utilization
 

Priority Populations

Priority Populations: Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Priority Populations: Low-Income Groups
Priority Populations: Women
Priority Populations: Children
Priority Populations: Older Adults
Priority Populations: Rural Areas
Priority Populations: Individuals With Special Health Care Needs

Page last reviewed September 2009
Internet Citation: Appendix C: Measure Specifications: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/measurespec/index.html

 

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