National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (NHQDR)

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Trending information is available for NHQDR quality measures with at least four years of data. The time span can vary across measures. Trends are only reported as improving or worsening if the average annual percent change is at least one percent and statistically significant.

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The quality measures are compared to achievable benchmarks, which are derived from the top-performing States. Better performance of a State can mean higher or lower values of a measure, depending on the desired outcome. For example, low values are desirable for measures such as infant mortality, whereas high values are desirable for measures such as preventative screening.

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The quality measures are compared to achievable benchmarks, which are derived from the top-performing States. Better performance of a State can mean higher or lower values of a measure, depending on the desired outcome. 

The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) focuses on “prevailing disparities in health care delivery as it relates to racial factors and socioeconomic factors in priority populations” (42 U.S.C. 299a-1(a)(6)). Therefore, data summaries are provided below to facilitate comparison of these factors. 

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The quality measures are compared to achievable benchmarks, which are derived from the top-performing States. Better performance of a State can mean higher or lower values of a measure, depending on the desired outcome.

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In this comparison, the NHQDR measures by State  for the most recent data year and the baseline year are compared to the average of all States.

The meter(s) represent the selected State's balance of below average, average, and above average measures compared to all States. The performance meter(s) have five categories: very weak, weak, average, strong, and very strong. A category of "very weak" means all or nearly all included measures for a State are below average within a given data year. A category "very strong" indicates that all or nearly all available measures for a State are above average within a given data year.

For the specific measures in the bars below, an arrow pointing to "very weak" means all or nearly all included measures for a State are below average within a given data year. An arrow pointing to "very strong" indicates that all or nearly all available measures for a State are above average within a given data year. Refer to the methodology for additional detail on score calculations. 

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Strongest Measures are those in which the State performed above the all-State average and are strongest among their measures relative to all reporting States. This State may be leading the way in quality in these measures. Weakest Measures are those in which the State performed below the all-State average and are weakest among their measures relative to all reporting States. These measures highlight some of the opportunities for improvement.

The top five performing quality measures and the bottom five performing quality measures are listed here for your selected State. 

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The NHQDR quality measures are compared to achievable benchmarks, which are derived from the top-performing States. Better performance of a State can mean higher or lower values of a measure, depending on the desired outcome. For example, low values are desirable for measures such as infant mortality, whereas high values are desirable for measures such as preventative screening.

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Tip: Not all States have all Measures for all Subject Areas and Topics. Ensure to select values for State, Subject Area, and Topic for results. 

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The quality measures are compared to achievable benchmarks, which are derived from the top-performing States. Better performance of a State can mean higher or lower values of a measure, depending on the desired outcome. For example, low values are desirable for measures such as infant mortality, whereas high values are desirable for measures such as preventative screening. Note, some comparisons may not be available if populations sampled for the underlying data are too small to report.

The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) focuses on “prevailing disparities in health care delivery as it relates to racial factors and socioeconomic factors in priority populations” (42 U.S.C. 299a-1(a)(6)). Therefore, data summaries are provided below to facilitate comparison of these factors.

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The quality measures are compared to achievable benchmarks, which are derived from the top-performing States. Better performance of a State can mean higher or lower values of a measure, depending on the desired outcome. Note, some comparisons may not be available if populations sampled for the underlying data are too small to report.

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The Data Query is an interactive tool that allows you to access national and State data from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. You can search for data or trends based on particular subject areas, topics, or individual measures. View the most recent Data Sources PDF (970 KB) and Measure Specifications PDF (2,635 KB) to find more on measures.

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Tips: Not all States have all Measures for all Subject Areas and Topics. If a “No Items.” displays within the Measure filter dropdown, select a different Subject Area and Topic. Select “All Measures” and “All Topics” to gain access to the full measure list. Select from the below options for National and State views:

National Trends - Trend national totals;
National Categories - Trend national totals and categories;
National Disparities - Trend national totals and disparity focused categories;
State Trends - Trend State totals;
State Categories - Trend State totals and categories.

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The Special Emphasis Topics include measures of morbidity and mortality, preventive care, and treatment.

View the most recent Data Sources PDF (970 KB) and Measure Specifications PDF (2,635 KB) to find more on measures. The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report PDF (15.4 MB) is also available.  

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Direct link to this dashboard: http://datatools.ahrq.gov//nhqdr?type=subtab&tab=nhqdrop&count=2

The Special Emphasis Topics include measures of morbidity and mortality, preventive care, and treatment.

View the most recent Data Sources PDF (970 KB) and Measure Specifications PDF (2,635 KB) to find more on measures. The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report PDF (15.4 MB) is also available.

Select the Download Data button for an accessible MS Excel version of the data visualization. The file size will depend on parameters selected.

Direct link to this dashboard: http://datatools.ahrq.gov//nhqdr?type=subtab&tab=nhqdrop&count=3

The Special Emphasis Topics include measures of morbidity and mortality, preventive care, and treatment.

View the most recent Data Sources PDF (970 KB) and Measure Specifications PDF (2,635 KB) to find more on measures. The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report PDF (15.4 MB) is also available.

Select the Download Data button for an accessible MS Excel version of the data visualization. The file size will depend on parameters selected.

Direct link to this dashboard: http://datatools.ahrq.gov//nhqdr?type=subtab&tab=nhqdrop&count=4

The Special Emphasis Topics include measures of morbidity and mortality, preventive care, and treatment.

View the most recent Data Sources PDF (970 KB) and Measure Specifications PDF (2,635 KB) to find more on measures. The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report PDF (15.4 MB) is also available.

Select the Download Data button for an accessible MS Excel version of the data visualization. The file size will depend on parameters selected.