National Healthcare Quality Report: Measurement Categories

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Component of Health Care Quality: Effectiveness¹

Health care needs	Cancer	Chronic kidney disease	Diabetes	Heart disease	HIV/AIDS	Maternal and child health	Mental health	Respiratory diseases	Long-term care
Staying healthy	Screening, breast cancer Screening, cervical cancer Screening, colorectal cancer			Screening, blood pressure Screening, cholesterol Counseling on risk factors	AIDS preven- tion	Maternity care Childhood immuni- zations Adolescent immuni- zations Childhood dental care		Influenza immuni- zation Pneumo- coccal immuni- zations
Getting better	Cancer treatment			Treatment of AMI Treatment of acute heart failure		Treatment of gastro- enteritis	Treatment of depression	Treatment of pneumonia Treatment of URI
Living with illness or disability		Manage- ment of ESRD	Manage- ment of diabetes	Management of hypertension Management of CHF	Manage- ment of HIV/AIDS			Management of asthma	Nursing facility care Home health care
End-of- life care	Palliative care				Palliative care

¹Note: Equity is another component of health care quality that applies to each cell of the matrix.

Components of Health Care Quality: Safety, Timeliness, Patient-Centeredness²

Health care needs	Safety	Timeliness	Patient centeredness
Staying healthy		Basic access	Patient experience of care
Getting better	Complications of care Prescribing medications	Getting appointments Waiting time
Living with illness or disability	Injuries in nursing facilities
End-of- life care

²Note: Equity is another component of health care quality that applies to each cell of the matrix.