2012 National Healthcare Quality Report | AHRQ Innovations Exchange

2012 National Healthcare Quality Report | AHRQ Innovations Exchange

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2012 National Healthcare Quality Report
This AHRQ report measures trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care.

The key function of the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is to summarize the state of health care quality and access for the Nation, and report on progress and opportunities for improving health care quality, as mandated by the U.S. Congress. This report measures trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. The 2012 report presents expanded analyses of care received by older Americans. It also addresses six priority areas for quality improvement, as identified in the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care report, and presents novel strategies for improving quality and reducing disparities from AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange. The report includes the following sections: Highlights Introduction and methods Effectiveness Cancer Cardiovascular disease Chronic kidney disease Diabetes HIV and AIDS Maternal and child health Mental health and substance abuse Musculoskeletal diseases Respiratory diseases Lifestyle modification Functional status preservation and rehabilitation Supportive and palliative care Patient safety Timeliness Patient-centeredness Care coordination Efficiency Health system infrastructure Access to health care The NHQR is complemented by its companion report, the National Healthcare Disparities Report, a comprehensive national overview of disparities in access to and quality of health care among racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, as well as among subpopulations such as children and the elderly.

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr12/2012nhqr.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software .)

Developer Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Funding Sources U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

QualityTool Topic Benchmarking/Comparative Data; Disease/Condition-Related; Prevention and wellness; Quality improvement strategies

History Release Date: 03/2012 Original Summary: 08/2013

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QualityTool Classification

Disease/Clinical Category: AIDS Cancer Cardiovascular diseases Child health Diabetes HIV Kidney failure, chronic Lung diseases Mental health Musculoskeletal diseases Substance use disorders

Patient Population: Children Frail elderly Mentally ill Substance abusers Women

Stage of Care: Chronic care Rehabilitation care

Patient Care Process: Chronic-disease management Coordination of care Disparities reduction Improving access to care Palliative care, pain management

IOM Domains of Quality: Effectiveness Equity

QualityTool Format: Report

QualityTool Topic: Benchmarking/Comparative Data; Disease/Condition-Related; Prevention and wellness; Quality improvement strategies

Developer: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Funding Sources: U.S. Department of Health and Human