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2011 National Healthcare Disparities Report


Description

The purpose of the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR) is to identify the differences or gaps through which some populations receive poor or worse care than others and to track how these gaps are changing over time. This report measures trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient-centeredness, and efficiency of care.

The 2011 report presents expanded analyses of care received by older Americans. It also addresses six priority areas for quality improvement, as identified in the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care report and presents novel strategies for improving quality and reducing disparities from AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange.

The report includes the following sections:
  • Highlights
  • Introduction and methods
  • Effectiveness
    • Cancer
    • Cardiovascular disease
    • Chronic kidney disease
    • Diabetes
    • Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
    • Maternal and child health
    • Mental health and substance abuse
    • Musculoskeletal diseases
    • Respiratory diseases
    • Lifestyle modification
    • Functional status preservation and rehabilitation
    • Supportive and palliative care
  • Patient safety
  • Timeliness
  • Patient-centeredness
  • Care coordination
  • Efficiency
  • Health system infrastructure
  • Access to health care
  • Priority populations
The NHDR is complemented by its companion report, the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR), which uses the same quality measures as the NHDR to provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of health care in America.
Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr11/nhdr11.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software External Web Site Policy.)

Developer

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Funding Sources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


QualityTool Topic

Benchmarking/Comparative Data; Disease/Condition-Related; Quality improvement strategies


History

  • Release Date: 03/2012
  • Original Summary: 05/2012
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Last updated: June 06, 2012.