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  • Table of Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Key Themes and Highlights From the National Healthcare Quality Report
    • Chapter 1. Introduction and Methods
    • Chapter 2. Effectiveness
    • Chapter 3. Patient Safety
    • Chapter 4. Timeliness
    • Chapter 5. Patient Centeredness
    • Chapter 6. Efficiency
    • List of Core Report Measures
    • Appendixes
    • Appendix A. Data Sources
    • Appendix B. Detailed Methods
    • Appendix C. Measure Specifications
    • Appendix D. Data Tables
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Cover of National Healthcare Quality Report, 2008

2008 National Healthcare Quality Report

Acknowledgments
Key Themes and Highlights From the National Healthcare Quality Report
Chapter 1. Introduction and Methods
Chapter 2. Effectiveness
   Cancer
   Diabetes
   End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
   Heart Disease
   HIV and AIDS
   Maternal and Child Health
   Mental Health and Substance Abuse
   Respiratory Diseases
   Nursing Home, Home Health, and Hospice Care
Chapter 3. Patient Safety
Chapter 4. Timeliness
Chapter 5. Patient Centeredness
Chapter 6. Efficiency
List of Core Report Measures

Appendixes

Data Sources
Detailed Methods
Measure Specifications
Data Tables

Page last reviewed January 2013
Internet Citation: 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report. January 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr08/index.html

 

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