Fraser and Sniegoski Slide 6

AHRQ and the Science of Public Reporting

Text version of slide presentation from a National Advisory Council meeting.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), States, Others Use AHRQ Measures for Public Reporting

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  • CMS—Uses H-CAHPS [Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems], Quality Indicators for Hospital Compare and Value-Based Purchasing.
  • States—also use H-CAHPS and Quality Indicators for Public Reporting.
  • 25 States use Quality Indicators for public reporting.

Image: A map of the United States is color-coded to show which States use H-CAHPS and/or Quality Indicators for public reporting.

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Current as of November 2012
Internet Citation: Fraser and Sniegoski Slide 6: AHRQ and the Science of Public Reporting. November 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2011-07-nac/frasersniegoski/frasersl6.html