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2011 State Snapshots Quality Information & Comparisons
2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Measuring Healthcare Quality

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National Healthcare Quality Report

NHQRDRnet Data Query System
2011 Report, State Snapshots
2010 Report, State Snapshots
2009 Report, State Snapshots
          Child & Adolescent Health Care: 2009 Findings
2008 Report, State Snapshots
          Child & Adolescent Health Care: 2008 NHQR & NHDR Findings
          Racial & Ethnic Minority Groups: 2008 NHQR & NHDR Findings
          Women's Health Care in the United States: 2010 NHQR & NHDR Findings
Background on the Measures Development Process
List of Measures

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National Healthcare Disparities Report

NHQRDRnet Data Query System
2011 Report, State Snapshots
2010 Report, State Snapshots
2009 Report, State Snapshots
          Child & Adolescent Health Care: 2009 Findings
2008 Report, State Snapshots
          Child and Adolescent Health Care: 2008 NHQR & NHDR Findings
          Racial & Ethnic Minority Groups: 2008 NHQR & NHDR Findings
Background on the Measures Development Process
List of Measures

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AHRQ Quality Indicators

AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals
Development of the Next Generation of AHRQ Quality Indicators
HCUP Quality Indicators: Fact Sheet

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Ambulatory Care: Clinical Performance Measures

Background Document
Recommended Starter Set

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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
Care Coordination Accountability Measures for Primary Care Practice
Care Coordination Measures Atlas
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
Developing Quality of Care Measures for People with Disabilities: Summary of Expert Meeting
Emergency Severity Index, Version 4 and 2012 Edition of the Implementation Handbook
Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Future Directions for the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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
Prospects for Care Coordination Measurement Using Electronic Data Sources
Q-SPAN: Expanding and Improving Quality of Care Measures
Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
AHRQ Tools and Resources for Better Health Care

Health Care Innovations Exchange Web Site

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