Measure Criteria for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

Measure Criteria for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: This technical brief was commissioned to inform AHRQ’s work related to the NHQDR. The last time the criteria to prioritize measures for the NHQDR were reviewed in detail was in 2010, i.e., over a decade ago. The last decade saw many changes in the U.S. healthcare landscape (e.g., a major healthcare reform), the U.S. population health (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic emphasizing disparities, the opioid crisis), and the U.S. healthcare delivery system (e.g., implementation of electronic health records, expansion of telehealth). The objective of this technical brief was to review the criteria for prioritizing measures to be included in the NHQDR to ensure that the criteria align with current priority areas as well as focus areas of equity and social drivers of health.