Measurement Categories, National Healthcare Quality Report

Effectiveness / Safety / Timeliness / Patient Centeredness

Component of Health Care Quality: Effectiveness1

Health care
needs 		Cancer Chronic kidney
disease		 Diabetes Heart
disease 		HIV/AIDS Maternal and
child health		 Mental health Respiratory
diseases		 Long-term
care
Staying
healthy 		Screening,
breast cancer
Screening,
cervical
cancer
Screening,
colorectal
cancer 		    Screening,
blood
pressure
Screening,
cholester-
ol
Counseling
on risk
factors 		AIDS
preven-
tion
Maternity
care
Childhood
immuni-
zations
Adolescent
immuni-
zations
Childhood
dental care		   Influenza
immuni-
zation
Pneumo-
coccal
immuni-
zations 		 
Getting
better 		Cancer
treatment 		    Treatment
of AMI
Treatment
of acute
heart
failure 		  Treatment
of gastro-
enteritis 		Treatment
of depres-
sion 		Treatment
of pneu-
monia
Treatment
of URI		  
Living with
illness or
disability 		  Manage-
ment of
ESRD 		Manage-
ment of
diabetes 		Manage-
ment of
hypertension
Manage-
ment of
CHF 		Manage-
ment of
HIV/AIDS 		    Manage-
ment of
asthma 		Nursing
facility
care
Home
health
care
End-of-
life care		 Palliative
care 		      Palliative
care 		       

1Note: Equity is another component of health care quality that applies to each cell of the matrix.

Components of Health Care Quality: Safety, Timeliness, Patient-Centeredness2

Health care needs Safety Timeliness Patient
centeredness
Staying
healthy 		  Basic access Patient experience
of care
Getting
better 		Complications
of care
Prescribing
medications 		Getting appointments
Waiting time		  
Living with
illness or
disability 		Injuries in nursing facilities    
End-of-
life care		      

2Note: Equity is another component of health care quality that applies to each cell of the matrix.

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