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Health care policy in the United States is being actively reformed. Attention is focused on improving health care quality and reducing health disparities. More importantly, there is an emphasis on action. Standards of care are being raised and reinforced. Transparency via public reporting on performance has become a broadly accepted practice.
This Web site provides information to address these issues across a range of topical areas. Some links on this Web site that might be of interest to you include:
National View
Provides a synopsis of how the nation is performing in various areas of care compared to an “achievable benchmark” or standard of comparison.National View trends
Provides an overview of how many measures have improved, stayed the same, or worsened over time.State View
Allows you to choose a State and review its performance across various areas of care. The “Snapshot” and “Dashboard” views provide an overview of a State’s performance. The Snapshot compares overall performance across States, whereas the Dashboard provides performance information across different dimensions of care.Resources
Provides a catalog of information and strategies that may be used to improve health care and reduce health disparities.These are just a few aspects of the site that may appeal to your interests; however, we encourage you to explore the entire site.
Healthcare Stakeholder
Health care costs have increased over time, and efforts are underway to lower costs while providing needed improvements in quality of care. Policies that challenge health care stakeholders to improve care include safer care environments. Data on performance have become a quintessential tool for planning quality improvement strategies on a more localized level.
This Web site provides information to address these issues across a range of topical areas. Some links on this Web site that might be of interest to you include:
State View
Allows you to choose a State and review its performance across various areas of care. The “Snapshot” and “Dashboard” views provide an overview of a State’s performance. The Snapshot compares overall performance across States, whereas the Dashboard provides performance information across different dimensions of care.Data Query
Allows you to choose specific measures of care on the national or State level and analyze them over time by a single characteristic, such as ethnicity, or by two characteristics, such as race and age. You may also graph these selections and view full tables using Microsoft® Excel.Resources
Provides a catalog of information and strategies that may be used to improve health care and reduce health disparities.These are just a few aspects of the site that may appeal to your interests; however, we encourage you to explore the entire site.
Researcher or Analyst
The field of health care quality improvement is calling for more and more evidence. The evidence comes from activities such as tracking rates for targeting interventions and examining quality and disparities mechanisms. Researchers and analysts are key contributors to this forum. These professionals need summary data to brainstorm study ideas and cursory analyses to jumpstart projects.
This Web site provides information to address these issues across a range of topical areas. Some links on this Web site that might be of interest to you include:
Data Query
Allows you to choose specific measures of care on the national or State level and analyze them over time by a single characteristic, such as ethnicity, or by two characteristics, such as race and age. You may also graph these selections and view full tables using Microsoft® Excel.National View
Provides a synopsis of how the nation is performing in various areas of care compared to an “achievable benchmark” or standard of comparison.National View trends
Provides an overview of how many measures have improved, stayed the same, or worsened over time.Resources
Provides a catalog of information and strategies that may be used to improve health care and reduce health disparities.These are just a few aspects of the site that may appeal to your interests; however, we encourage you to explore the entire site.
Member of the Media
The Media serves an integral role in the public reporting of information, including health care quality. This Web site was designed to provide broad-reaching summary information as well as detailed information on very specific areas of care.
Some links on this Web site that may be of interest to you include:
Home page—News and Highlights
Provides highlights of important findings from the agency’s published reports and related work on health care quality and disparities by the report writers.National View
Provides a synopsis of how the nation is performing in various areas of care compared to an “achievable benchmark” or standard of comparison.National View trends
Provides an overview of how many measures have improved, stayed the same, or worsened over time.State View
Allows you to choose a State and review its performance across various areas of care. The “Snapshot” and “Dashboard” views provide an overview of a State’s performance. The Snapshot compares overall performance across States, whereas the Dashboard provides performance information across different dimensions of care.These are just a few aspects of the site that may appeal to your interests; however, we encourage you to explore the entire site.
Member of the Public
Consumers are important contributors to the health care conversation. Public reporting raises awareness of health care quality. Through this knowledge, consumers can make more informed decisions about their own health care, and they can help hold the health care system accountable for its performance.
Some links on this Web site that may be of interest to you include:
National View
Provides a synopsis of how the nation is performing in various areas of care compared to an “achievable benchmark” or standard of comparison.National View trends
Provides an overview of how many measures have improved, stayed the same, or worsened over time.State View
Allows you to choose a State and review its performance across various areas of care. The “Snapshot” and “Dashboard” views provide an overview of a State’s performance. The Snapshot compares overall performance across States, whereas the Dashboard provides performance information across different dimensions of care.These are just a few aspects of the site that may appeal to your interests; however, we encourage you to explore the entire site.