List of Measures

National Healthcare Quality Report, 2002

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

National Healthcare Quality Report

In 1999, Congress mandated that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report annually to the Nation about health care quality. An Interagency Workgroup developed a preliminary measure set for the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR). Select for Background on the original NHQR measures development process.

The NHQR and the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) were designed and planned as companion reports. To ensure uniformity, these two reports use identical measures of quality of care to the extent possible with available data. (Select to view the additional measures on access used in the NHDR.)

To view the quality measures used in both the NHQR and the NHDR, select for:

  • 2003 List of Measures
  • 2004 List of Measures

Current as of May 2005

Internet Citation:

National Healthcare Quality Report: List of Measures. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr02/measures.htm

 

Current as of May 2005
Internet Citation: List of Measures: National Healthcare Quality Report, 2002. May 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr02/measures.html