What are the standards of care by which quality is measured?
The 2006 National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-led effort on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is the third annual NHQR report which extends the work from the 2003 and 2004 reports. It is built on a set of health care quality standards or measures across four dimensions of quality – effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness – and, within the effectiveness component, nine clinical condition areas or care settings – cancer, diabetes, end stage renal disease, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, mental health and substance abuse, respiratory diseases, and nursing home and home health care. The 2006 NHQR List of Measures are found in the latter section of this report. The National Quality Forum (NQF) Safe Practices for Better Healthcare report details 30 healthcare practices that should be universally utilized in clinical care settings to reduce the ri
The 2006 National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-led effort on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is the third annual NHQR report which extends the work from the 2003 and 2004 reports. It is built on a set of health care quality standards or measures across four dimensions of quality – effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness – and, within the effectiveness component, nine clinical condition areas or care settings – cancer, diabetes, end stage renal disease, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, mental health and substance abuse, respiratory diseases, and nursing home and home health care. The 2006 NHQR List of Measures are found in the latter section of this report. The National Quality Forum (NQF) Safe Practices for Better Healthcare report details 30 healthcare practices that should be universally utilized in clinical care settings to reduce the ri
