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Measuring Healthcare Quality

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National Healthcare Quality Report

NHQRDRnet Data Query System
2008 Report, State Snapshots
          Child and Adolescent Health Care: 2008 NHQR & NHDR Findings
2007 Report, State Snapshots
          Child and Adolescent Health Care: 2007 NHQR & NHDR Findings
2006 Report/Appendixes, State Snapshots
2005 Report/Appendix, State Snapshots
2004 Report
          Child and Adolescent Health Care: 2004 NHQR & NHDR Findings
          Women's Health Care in the United States: 2004 NHQR & NHDR Findings
2003 Report/Summary
Background on the Measures Development Process
List of Measures
Technical Expert Panel Meeting on Home Health Measures

National Healthcare Disparities Report

NHQRDRnet Data Query System
2008 Report, State Snapshots
          Child and Adolescent Health Care: 2008 NHQR & NHDR Findings
2007 Report
2006 Report/Appendixes
2005 Report/Appendix
2004 Report, Disparities in Rural Areas: Selected Findings from the 2004 NHDR
2003 Report/Summary
Background on the Measures Development Process
List of Measures

AHRQ Quality Indicators

Development of the Next Generation of AHRQ Quality Indicators
HCUP Quality Indicators: Fact Sheet
Quality Indicators Learning Institute

Ambulatory Care: Clinical Performance Measures

Background Document
Recommended Starter Set

Tools & Resources

Activities Related to the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA)
AHRQ Summit—Improving Health Care Quality for All Americans: Celebrating Success, Measuring Progress, Moving Forward
   Summit Summary / Video Summary
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox: Measuring Quality in Children's Health Programs
Creation of New Race-Ethnicity Codes and Socioeconomic Status (SES) Indicators for Medicare Beneficiaries
The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century
Emergency Severity Index, Version 4: Implementation Handbook
Health Care Efficiency Measures: Identification, Categorization, and Evaluation
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Measures Sought for National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™
Mortality Measurement: Meeting Presentations
Oregon Consumer Scorecard Project
Q-SPAN: Expanding and Improving Quality of Care Measures
AHRQ Tools and Resources for Better Health Care

Health Care Innovations Exchange Web Site

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