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State-level data show that healthcare quality and disparities vary widely, depending on state and region. Although a state may perform well in overall quality, the same state may face significant disparities in healthcare access or disparities within specific areas of quality.
- 2023/12
Provides national- and state-level data about HAI incidence during 2020, primarily focusing on the following HAIs: CLABSIs, CAUTIs, ventilator-associated events (VAEs), surgical site infections (SSIs), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream events, and Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) events.
- 2021/12
- Structural Measures
- Process Measures
- Outcome Measures
Structural measures give consumers a sense of a health care provider’s capacity, systems, and processes to provide high-quality care. For example: 1. Whether the health care organization uses electronic medical records or medication order entry systems. 2. The number or proportion of board-certified physicians. 3. The ratio of providers to patients...
Process measures indicate what a provider does to maintain or improve health, either for healthy people or for those diagnosed with a health care condition. These measures typically reflect generally accepted recommendations for clinical practice. For example: 1. The percentage of people receiving preventive services (such as mammograms or immuniza...
Outcome measures reflect the impact of the health care service or intervention on the health status of patients. For example: 1. The percentage of patients who died as a result of surgery (surgical mortality rates). 2. The rate of surgical complications or hospital-acquired infections. Outcome measures may seem to represent the “gold standard” in m...
May 13, 2024 · Healthcare delivery systems in Canada are structured using three models: individual institutions, health regions, and single provincial systems, usually with smaller geographic zones. The comparative ability of these models to improve care, outcomes, and the Quadruple Aim is largely unstudied. We reviewed Canadian studies examining outcomes of ...
This chapter presents different approaches, frameworks and data sources used in quality measurement as well as methodological challenges, such as risk-adjustment, that need to be considered when making inferences about quality measures.
- Wilm Quentin, Veli-Matti Partanen, Ian Brownwood, Niek Klazinga
- 2019
- 2019
The NHQDR Data Tools provide State-specific healthcare quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to help State officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand healthcare quality and disparities in their State.
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Use the tools to inspect states as geographic areas for quality disparities in vulnerable populations to pursue improvement activities. Close the gap in healthcare and healthcare status among racial and ethnic, and socioeconomic groups in the nation.
