Child and Adolescent Healthcare: Selected Findings from the 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

Child and Adolescent Healthcare
Selected Findings From the 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Fact Sheet
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Children experience differences in receipt of health care services and outcomes often related to family income, special health care needs, and racial and ethnic background. This fact sheet summarizes key findings from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports related to health care for children.

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Contents
Introduction to the NHQR and NHDR
Children's Health Care Quality and Disparities
Additional Information


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Introduction to the NHQR and NHDR

Since 2003, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced two annual sister reports that present status, trends, and opportunities for improving quality and reducing disparities in health care. As mandated by the U.S. Congress, the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) focuses on "national trends in the quality of health care provided to the American people" while the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) focuses on "prevailing disparities in health care delivery as it relates to racial factors and socioeconomic factors in priority populations." Priority populations include racial and ethnic minorities, low-income groups, women, children, older adults, residents of rural areas and inner cities, and individuals with disabilities and special health care needs.


full-text and figures and tables and related information:
Child and Adolescent Healthcare: Selected Findings from the 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports



Additional Information

The 2010 National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report are available online at http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr10.htm.

Information about children's health care quality measurement under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) is available at http://www.ahrq.gov/chipra.

Additional information on programs and activities related to child health at AHRQ is available at http://www.ahrq.gov/child/ or by contacting:

Denise Dougherty, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor, Child Health and Quality Improvement
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations (OEREP)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
E-mail: Denise.dougherty@ahrq.hhs.gov

AHRQ Publication No. 11-0005-2-EF
Current as of March 2011

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Internet Citation:

Child and Adolescent Healthcare: Selected Findings from the 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Fact Sheet. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0005-2-EF, March 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqrdr10/nhqrdrchild10.htm

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