Measure Specifications

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.

National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports, 2009


Quality of Health Care


Effectiveness of Care: Diabetes












Efficiency

Access to Care

Access to Care: Facilitators and Barriers to Health Care

Priority Populations






Priority Populations: Individuals With Disabilities or Special Health Care Needs

 

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Current as of March 2010
Internet Citation: Measure Specifications: 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/measurespec/index.html