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<h1>2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports</h1>
<h3>Appendix C: Measure Specifications</h3>
<div class="page-description"><span>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. The National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) examines disparities in health care among priority populations, such as women and racial and ethnic minority groups. The reports are compiled from multiple Federal, State, and private data sources, including databases and surveys.</span></div>
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<a id="contents" name="contents">&#160;</a> <h3>Quality of Health Care</h3><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/cancer.html">Effectiveness of Care: Cancer</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/cvd.html">Effectiveness of Care: Cardiovascular Disease</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/kidney.html">Effectiveness of Care: Chronic Kidney Disease</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/diabetes.html">Effectiveness of Care: Diabetes</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/hiv_aids.html">Effectiveness of Care: HIV/AIDS</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/maternal_and_child_health.html">Effectiveness of Care: Maternal and Child Health</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/mental_health.html">Effectiveness of Care: Mental Health and Substance Abuse</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/musculoskeletal_diseases.html">Effectiveness of Care: Musculoskeletal Diseases</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/respiratory_diseases.html">Effectiveness of Care: Respiratory Diseases</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/lifestyle_modification.html">Effectiveness of Care: Lifestyle Modification</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/rehabilitation.html">Effectiveness of Care: Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/palliative_care.html">Effectiveness of Care: Supportive and Palliative Care</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/patient_safety.html">Patient Safety</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/timeliness.html">Timeliness</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/patient_centeredness.html">Patient Centeredness</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/care_coordination.html">Care Coordination</a></p><h3>Efficiency</h3><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/efficiency.html">Efficiency</a></p><h3>Access to Care</h3><p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/facilitators_and_barriers.html">Facilitators and Barriers to Health Care</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/health_care_utilization.html">Health Care Utilization</a></p></div>
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<span>Internet Citation: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports: Appendix C: Measure Specifications.
June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/measurespec/index.html</span>
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