National Health Care Quality & National Health Care Disparities Reports
Data Sources Used for 2013 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. The National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) examines disparities in health care among priority populations, such as women and racial and ethnic minority groups. The reports are compiled from multiple Federal, State, and private data sources, including databases and surveys.
Federal Sources of Data
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC)
- National CAHPS® Benchmarking Database (NCBD)—Health Plan Survey Database
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
- National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
- National HIV/AIDS Surveillance System
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
- National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
- National Immunization Survey (NIS)
- National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
- National Tuberculosis Surveillance System (NTBSS)
- National Vital Statistics System—Linked Birth and Infant Death Data (NVSS-I)
- National Vital Statistics System—Mortality (NVSS-M)
- National Vital Statistics System—Natality (NVSS-N)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Home Health Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS)
- Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program
- Nursing Home Minimum Data Set (MDS)
- Medicare Enrollment and Claims (or Medicare Data and Chronic Conditions)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Indian Health Service (IHS)
National Institutes for Health (NIH)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Census Bureau
Multi-Agency Data Sources
- HIV Research Network (HIVRN)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS)
Academic Institutions
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Michigan
Membership and Professional Organizations and Associations
American Hospital Association (AHA)
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Commission on Cancer and American Cancer Society
Page last reviewed August 2014
Page originally created August 2014
Page originally created August 2014
Internet Citation: National Health Care Quality & National Health Care Disparities Reports. Content last reviewed August 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr13/datasources/index.html
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