AHRQ National Health Care Quality and Disparities Update

Now Updated: Federal Compendium of Health Datasets

AHRQ has joined other federal partners as contributors to an updated Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Compendium of Federal Datasets Addressing Health Disparities. The Compendium was produced by the Interdepartmental Health Equity Collaborative and is hosted by the HHS Office of Minority Health. First released in 2016, the Data Compendium identifies the relationship among socioeconomic factors, social determinants of health and health equity. The updated Compendium includes descriptions of more than 250 databases, information relevant to public health crises and information on datasets with more controlled access. AHRQ’s contributions to the Compendium include:

• National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (NHQDR).
• Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health Plan Survey.
• Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Clinician and Group Survey.
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
• Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

AHRQ also publishes Data Spotlights, which each month focus on special measures drawn from the NHQDR