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National Healthcare Quality Report, 2009

List of Core Measures

Core Measures, Data Sources, and Availability for Select Groups

Measure Data source Black Hispanic Asian or API AI/AN Poor
Quality
Women age 40 and over who reported they had a mammogram within the past 2 years NHIS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Breast cancer incidence per 100,000 women age 40 and over diagnosed at advanced stage SEER Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year NVSS-M Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Adults age 50 and over who received a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, or fecal occult blood test NHIS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Colorectal cancer diagnosed at advanced stage per 100,000 population age 50 and over SEER Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year NVSS-M Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Adults age 40 and over with diabetes who received all three exams in the calender year: hemoglobin A1c measurement, dialated eye examination, and foot examination MEPS Check mark Check mark     Check mark
Adult dialysis patients registered on a waiting list for transplantation USRDS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Hemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis ESRD
CPMP		 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Hospital care for heart attack patients QIO Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Hospital care for heart failure patients QIO Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with acute myocardial infarction HCUP Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
New AIDS cases per 100,000 population ages 13 and over CDC AIDS
Surveillance 		Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Children ages 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines NIS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice about physical activity MEPS Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
Children ages 3-6 who had their vision checked by a health provider MEPS Check mark Check mark     Check mark
Children ages 2-17 who received advice about healthy eating MEPS Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
Children ages 2-17 who had a dental visit in the past year MEPS Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
Suicide deaths per 100,000 population NVSS-M Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Adults with a major depressive episode who received treatment for depression NSDUH Check mark Check mark     Check mark
People age 12 and over who needed treatment for illicit drug use or alcohol problem and who received such treatment at a specialty facility NSDUH Check mark Check mark     Check mark
Adult smokers who received advice to quit smoking MEPS Check mark Check mark     Check mark
Adults with obesity who received advice to exercise more MEPS Check mark Check mark     Check mark
Adults with obesity who received advice about healthy eating MEPS Check mark Check mark     Check mark
Adults age 65 and over who ever received pneumococcal vaccination NHIS Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
Hospital care for pneumonia patients QIO Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Patients with tuberculosis who completed a curative course of treatment within 1 year of initiation of treatment CDC TB
Surveillance		 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Older women screened for osteoporosis MCBS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Long-stay nursing home residents with physical restraints CMS
MDS		 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
High-risk long-stay nursing home residents with pressure sores CMS
MDS		 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Short-stay nursing home residents with pressure sores CMS
MDS		 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Adult home health care patients whose ability to walk or move around improved OASIS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Adult home health care patients who were admitted to the hospital OASIS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Adult surgery patients with postoperative pneumonia or venous thromboembolic event MPSMS Check mark        
Adult surgery patients who received appropriate timing of antibiotics QIO Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark  
Bloodstream infections or mechanical adverse events associated with central venous catheter placements MPSMS Check mark        
Deaths per 1,000 discharges following complications of care HCUP Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
Adults age 65 and over who received potentially inappropriate prescription medications MEPS Check mark Check mark     Check mark
Adults who sometimes or never got care for illness or injury as soon as wanted MEPS Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
Emergency department visits in which patients left without being seen NHAMCS Check mark   Check mark    
Adults whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them MEPS Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
Children whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they or their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them MEPS Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
Access
People under age 65 with health insurance NHIS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year MEPS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
People with a specific source of ongoing care NHIS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
People with a usual primary care provider MEPS Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
People without a usual source of care who indicated a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care MEPS Check mark Check mark Check mark   Check mark
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed care MEPS Check mark Check mark     Check mark

Check mark Indicates that reliable data on measure are available for this group and included in summary across measures of quality and access for this group

Key: API = Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native; Poor = individuals with household incomes <100% of Federal poverty thresholds.

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