2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
For the seventh year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR). These reports measure trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. The reports present, in chart form, the latest available findings on quality of and access to health care.

The National Healthcare Quality Report tracks the health care system through quality measures, such as the percentage of heart attack patients who received recommended care when they reached the hospital or the percentage of children who received recommended vaccinations. The National Healthcare Disparities Report summarizes health care quality and access among various racial, ethnic, and income groups and other priority populations, such as children and older adults.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr09.htm



1. National Healthcare Quality Report
4.26MB / 162 pages


open here:
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr09/nhqr09.pdf

AHRQ Publication No. 10-0003
Current as of March 2010

Persons with disabilities experiencing problems accessing portions of the PDF file for this report should contact Doreen Bonnett at (301) 427-1899 or Doreen.Bonnett@ahrq.hhs.gov for assistance. The accessible version of this report will be available by May 14, 2010.



2. National Healthcare Disparities Report
5.63MB / 302 pages


open here:
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr09/nhdr09.pdf

AHRQ Publication No. 10-0004
Current as of March 2010

Persons with disabilities experiencing problems accessing portions of the PDF file for this report should contact Doreen Bonnett at (301) 427-1899 or Doreen.Bonnett@ahrq.hhs.gov for assistance. The accessible version of this report will be available by May 14, 2010.

Also go to Health Care Coverage Analyses of the 2006 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, which presents for the first time data on quality and racial and ethnic disparity measures by payer.
http://www.cms.gov/MedicaidCHIPQualPrac/06_Healthdisparities.asp