Table 6-2: Sections Recommended for Future National Healthcare Reports

Future Directions for the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities

Table 6-2. Sections Recommended for Future National Healthcare Reports

Section	NHQR	NHDR
Highlights^a	New focus	New focus
Effectiveness	√	√
Patient safety	√	√
Timeliness	√	√
Patient-centeredness	√	√
Efficiency	√	New
Access	New	√
Care coordination	New	New
Health systems infrastructure	New	New
Priority populations^b	New (women, children, elderly)	√
Disparities summary^b	New
State performance summary^b	New	New

√ Currently in the report.
^a Not a framework component, but a section currently in the NHDR.
^b Not a framework component.

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Internet Citation: Table 6-2: Sections Recommended for Future National Healthcare Reports: Future Directions for the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities . December 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomqrdrreport/futureqrdrtab6-2.html