National Healthcare Quality Report

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of the quality of health care in the U.S. This 2005 report presents the third annual opportunity to measure the Nation's health care quality & to track trends over time. The NHQR is built on 179 measures assembled across four dimensions of quality -- effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, & patient centeredness. This 2005 report focuses on the state of health care quality for a group of 46 coreÓ report measures which represent the most important & scientifically credible measures of quality for the Nation, as selected by the Dept. of Health & Human Services Interagency Work Group. Illustrations.Clancy, Carolyn is the author of 'National Healthcare Quality Report', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422305225 and ISBN 1422305228.