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National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR)

The 2006 National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR), developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides a framework for evaluating the quality of health care in the United States and for measuring progress toward improvement.

The measures listed below have been submitted to NQMC and have met the NQMC Inclusion Criteria. These measures are among those used to produce the 2006 NHQR. Check back frequently as additional NHQR measures are added to the NQMC web site as they are submitted and accepted for inclusion.

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	Measures
	Accidental puncture or laceration (area-level): rate per 100,000 population. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2008 Mar. NQMC:004057
	Accidental puncture or laceration (provider level): rate per 1,000 discharges. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2008 Mar. NQMC:004056
	Acute myocardial infarction: percent of patients with a history of smoking cigarettes who receive smoking cessation advice or counseling during the hospital stay. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission. 2008 Oct. NQMC:004340
	Acute myocardial infarction: percent of patients without aspirin contraindications who are prescribed aspirin at hospital discharge. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission. 2008 Oct. NQMC:004338
	Acute myocardial infarction: percent of patients without aspirin contraindications who received aspirin within 24 hours before or after hospital arrival. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission. 2008 Oct. NQMC:004337
	Acute myocardial infarction: percent of patients without beta-blocker contraindications who are prescribed a beta-blocker at hospital discharge. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission. 2008 Oct. NQMC:004341
	Adult asthma: hospital admission rate. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2008 Feb. NQMC:004106
	Adult diabetes: percentage of eligible patients receiving at least one foot exam, defined in any manner. National Diabetes Quality Improvement Alliance. 2003 May. NQMC:000602
	Adult diabetes: percentage of patients receiving a dilated retinal eye exam by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. National Diabetes Quality Improvement Alliance. 2003 May. NQMC:000608
	Adult diabetes: percentage of patients receiving at least one lipid profile (or ALL component tests). National Diabetes Quality Improvement Alliance. 2003 May. NQMC:000605
	Adult diabetes: percentage of patients receiving one or more A1c test(s). National Diabetes Quality Improvement Alliance. 2003 May. NQMC:000596
	Adult diabetes: percentage of patients who received an influenza immunization during the recommended calendar period. National Diabetes Quality Improvement Alliance. 2003 May. NQMC:000611
	Antidepressant medication management (effective acute phase treatment): percentage of members who were diagnosed with a new episode of major depression, treated with antidepressant medication, and who remained on an antidepressant medication for at least 84 days (12 weeks). National Committee for Quality Assurance. 2008 Jul. NQMC:004247
	Antidepressant medication management (effective continuation phase treatment): percentage of members who were diagnosed with a new episode of major depression, treated with antidepressant medication, and who remained on an antidepressant medication for at least 180 days (6 months). National Committee for Quality Assurance. 2008 Jul. NQMC:004248
	Asthma admission rate (area level): rate per 100,000 population. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2008 Feb. NQMC:002340
	Asthma: percentage of members 5 to 56 years of age during the measurement year who were identified as having persistent asthma and who were appropriately prescribed medication during the measurement year. National Committee for Quality Assurance. 2008 Jul. NQMC:004231
	Birth trauma -- injury to neonate: rate per 1,000 liveborn births. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2008 Mar. NQMC:004058
	Complications of anesthesia: rate per 1,000 surgery discharges with an operating room procedure. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2008 Mar. NQMC:004039
	Death among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: deaths per 1,000 discharges. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2008 Mar. NQMC:004042
	Death in low-mortality DRGs: in-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2008 Mar. NQMC:004040

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Date Modified: 11/16/2009