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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
For the sixth year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR). These reports measure trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care.
For the sixth year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR). These reports measure trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. The reports present, in chart form, the latest available findings on quality of and access to health care.
The National
Healthcare Quality Report tracks the health care system
through quality measures, such as the percentage of heart attack
patients who received recommended care when they reached the hospital
or the percentage of children who received recommended
vaccinations.
The
National Healthcare Disparities
Report summarizes health care quality and access among various
racial, ethnic, and income groups and other priority populations, such
as children and older adults.
