Monday, March 31, 2008

[EQ] US National Healthcare Disparities Report - 2007

National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2007

 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Rockville, MD - AHRQ Publication No. 08-0040 - February 2008

 

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.

National Healthcare Disparities Report
Available online PDF file [252p.] at: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/nhdr07.pdf

National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR)
Full report available online as PDF file [144p.] at: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr07/nhqr07.pdf

 

Highlights

1. Introduction and Methods

2. Effectiveness.

Cancer .

Diabetes

End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

Heart Disease

HIV and AIDS .

Maternal and Child Health

Mental Health and Substance Abuse .
Respiratory Diseases.

Nursing Home, Home Health, and Hospice Care.

 

3. Patient Safety

4. Timeliness

5. Patient Centeredness
6. Efficiency

 

 

Website: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr07.htm

 

 

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