AHRQ releases state-specific data on healthcare quality performance

AHRQ releases state-specific data on healthcare quality performance

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently released data on healthcare quality in each of the nation's 50 states and the District of Columbia. The data derive from AHRQ's 2004 "National Healthcare Quality Report," which is a Congressionally mandated report. The data are designed to help state health officials more easily identify areas where they are doing well and those where quality improvement is necessary. They also allow state-by-state comparison of care based on approximately 100 measures of quality.

Source: AHRQ E-Newsletter April 8, 2005, Issue #164 and AAMC STAT, April 11, 2005