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<h1 class="page__title title" id="page-title">National Healthcare Quality & National Healthcare Disparities Reports</h1>
<div class="field field-name-field-subtitle field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Measure Specification Appendix, 2013</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-description field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">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.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-ahrq-generic-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a id="contents" name="contents">&nbsp;</a></p>
<h3>Quality of Health Care</h3>
<p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/breast-cancer.html">Effectiveness of Care: Breast Cancer</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/cervical-cancer.html">Effectiveness of Care: Cervical Cancer</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/colo-cancer.html">Effectiveness of Care: Colorectal Cancer</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/lung-cancer.html">Effectiveness of Care: Lung Cancer</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/other-cancer.html">Effectiveness of Care: Other Cancers</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/cvd.html">Effectiveness of Care: Cardiovascular Disease</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/kidney.html">Effectiveness of Care: Chronic Kidney Disease</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/diabetes.html">Effectiveness of Care: Diabetes</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/hiv_aids.html">Effectiveness of Care: HIV and AIDS</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/mental_health.html">Effectiveness of Care: Mental Health and Substance Abuse</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/musculoskeletal_diseases.html">Effectiveness of Care: Musculoskeletal Diseases</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/respiratory_diseases.html">Effectiveness of Care: Respiratory Diseases</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/maternal_and_child_health.html">Effectiveness Across the Lifespan: Maternal and Child Health</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/lifestyle_modification.html">Effectiveness Across the Lifespan: Lifestyle Modification</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/rehabilitation.html">Effectiveness Across the Lifespan: Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/palliative_care.html">Effectiveness Across the Lifespan: Supportive and Palliative Care</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/patient_safety_hais.html">Patient Safety: Healthcare-Associated Infections</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/patient_safety_surgical.html">Patient Safety: Surgical Care</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/patient_safety-other.html">Patient Safety: Other Complications of Hospital Care</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/patient_safety-compmed.html">Patient Safety: Complications of Medication</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/timeliness-appts.html">Timeliness: Getting Appointments for Care</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/timeliness-waiting.html">Timeliness: Waiting Time</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/pt_centeredness-expcare.html">Patient Centeredness: Patient Experience of Care</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/pt_centeredness-comm.html">Patient Centeredness: Hospital Communication</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/care_coordination.html">Care Coordination</a></p>
<h3>Efficiency</h3>
<p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/efficiency-intreat.html">Efficiency: Inappropriate Treatment</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/efficiency-preved.html">Efficiency: Preventable Emergency Department Visits</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/efficiency-prevhosp.html">Efficiency: Preventable Hospitalizations</a></p>
<h3>Health System Infrastructure</h3>
<p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/hsi-it.html">Health System Infrastructure: Information Technology</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/hsi-trauma.html">Health System Infrastructure: Trauma Centers</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/hsi-ed.html">Health System Infrastructure: Emergency Departments</a></p>
<h3>Access to Care</h3>
<p><a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/access-insurance.html">Access to Care: Health Insurance</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/access-affordability.html">Access to Care: Affordability</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/access-source.html">Access to Care: Source of Care</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/access-problems.html">Access to Care: Problems Accessing Care</a><br />
<a href="/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/measurespec/access-utilization.html">Access to Care: Health Care Utilization</a><br />
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