List of Core Measures National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2010 Core Measures, Data Sources, and Availability for Select GroupsMeasureData sourceBlackHispanicAsian or APIAI/ANPoorQualityWomen age 40 and over who reported they had a mammogram within the past 2 yearsNHISBreast cancer incidence per 100,000 women age 40 and over diagnosed at advanced stageSEER Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per yearNVSS-M Adults age 50 and over who received a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, or fecal occult blood testNHISColorectal cancer diagnosed at advanced stage per 100,000 population age 50 and overSEER Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per yearNVSS-M Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who received all three exams in the calender year: hemoglobin A1c measurement, dialated eye examination, and foot examinationMEPS Adult dialysis patients registered on a waiting list for transplantationUSRDS Hemodialysis patients with adequate dialysisESRDCPMP Hospital care for heart attack patientsQIO Hospital care for heart failure patientsQIO Deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with acute myocardial infarctionHCUP New AIDS cases per 100,000 population ages 13 and overCDC AIDSSurveillance Children ages 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccinesNISChildren ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice about physical activityMEPS Children ages 3-6 who had their vision checked by a health providerMEPS Children ages 2-17 who received advice about healthy eatingMEPS Children ages 2-17 who had a dental visit in the past yearMEPS Suicide deaths per 100,000 populationNVSS-M Adults with a major depressive episode who received treatment for depressionNSDUH People age 12 and over who needed treatment for illicit drug use or alcohol problem and who received such treatment at a specialty facilityNSDUH Adult smokers who received advice to quit smokingMEPS Adults with obesity who received advice to exercise moreMEPS Adults with obesity who received advice about healthy eatingMEPS Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccinationNHIS Hospital care for pneumonia patientsQIO Patients with tuberculosis who completed a curative course of treatment within 1 year of initiation of treatmentCDC TBSurveillance Older women screened for osteoporosisMCBSLong-stay nursing home residents with physical restraintsCMSMDS High-risk long-stay nursing home residents with pressure soresCMSMDS Short-stay nursing home residents with pressure soresCMSMDS Adult home health care patients whose ability to walk or move around improvedOASIS Adult home health care patients who were admitted to the hospitalOASIS Adult surgery patients with postoperative pneumonia or venous thromboembolic eventMPSMS Adult surgery patients who received appropriate timing of antibioticsQIO Bloodstream infections or mechanical adverse events associated with central venous catheter placementsMPSMS Deaths per 1,000 discharges following complications of careHCUP Adults age 65 and over who received potentially inappropriate prescription medicationsMEPS Adults who sometimes or never got care for illness or injury as soon as wantedMEPS Emergency department visits in which patients left without being seenNHAMCS Adults whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with themMEPS Children whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with themMEPS AccessPeople under age 65 with health insuranceNHISPeople under age 65 who were uninsured all yearMEPSPeople with a specific source of ongoing careNHISPeople with a usual primary care providerMEPSPeople without a usual source of care who indicated a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of careMEPS People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed careMEPS Indicates that reliable data on measure are available for this group and included in summary across measures of quality and access for this group.Key: API = Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native; Poor = individuals with household incomes <100% of Federal poverty thresholds. Current as of February 2011 Internet Citation: List of Core Measures: National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2010. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhdr10/Core.html
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