Data Sources

2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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.

Data Sources










Current as of June 2010


Internet Citation:

2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports: Data Sources Appendix. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr09/datasources/


Current as of March 2010
Internet Citation: Data Sources: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/datasources/index.html