Two new healthcare reports

Posted by on January 16, 2004

FEATURED RESOURCES OF AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ), U.S. DEPT. OF HHS

–The National Healthcare Quality Report represents the first national comprehensive effort to measure the quality of health care in America. The report includes a broad set of performance measures that can serve as baseline views of the quality of health care. The report presents data on the quality of services for seven clinical conditions, including cancer, diabetes, end-stage renal disease, heart disease, HIV and AIDS, mental health, and respiratory disease. It also includes data on maternal and child health, nursing home and home health care, and patient safety. Future reports will help the nation make continuous improvements by tracking quality through a consistent set of measures
that will be updated as new measures and data become available.

–The National Healthcare Disparities Report represents the first national comprehensive effort to measure differences in access and use of health care services by various populations. The report includes a broad set of performance measures that can serve as baseline views of differences in the use of services. The report presents data on the differences in the use of services, access to health care, and impressions of quality for seven clinical conditions, including cancer, diabetes, end-stage renal disease, heart disease, HIV and AIDS, mental health, and respiratory disease as well as data on maternal and child health, nursing home and home health care, and patient safety. It also examines differences in use of services by priority populations. Future reports will help the nation make continuous improvement by tracking differences through a consistent set of measures that will be updated as new measures and data become available.

http://www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/