National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
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- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Program
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Tools
- Network of Patient Safety Databases
- ´óÏóÊÓÆµQuality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Programs
The ´óÏóÊÓÆµ (AHRQ)'s programs offer practical information to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings.
Quality Measurement
This page has links to quality improvement measurement, tools, and information, including All-Payer Claims Databases and the ´óÏóÊÓÆµQuality and Safety Review System, ambulatory clinical performance measures, the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse, and TalkingQuality.
Shared Decision Making
Shared Decision Making is a collaborative process in which patients and clinicians work together to make healthcare decisions informed by evidence; the care team's knowledge and experience; and the patient's values, goals, preferences, and circumstances.
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®)
The ´óÏóÊÓÆµSurveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) program enables health care organizations to assess how their staff members’ perceive various aspects of patient safety culture in hospitals, medical offices, nursing homes, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery centers.
TalkingQuality
TalkingQuality is a comprehensive resource and guide for organizations that produce and disseminate reports to consumers on the quality of care provided by health care organizations (e.g., hospitals, health plans, medical groups, nursing homes) and individual physicians.
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TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based set of teamwork tools, aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals.