National Healthcare Disparities Report

Appendix C: Measure Specifications

This appendix provides information about all measures analyzed for the National Healthcare Disparities Report. It includes both measures included in the main text of the report as well as other measures that were examined but not included.in the main text. Measures are organized by topic; select each measure name to link to appropriate information. For general information about all databases included in the report, see Appendix A. For detailed methods, see Appendix B. For data tables, see Appendix D.

Measures

Quality of Health Care Measures

1. Effectiveness of Care: Cancer

2. Effectiveness of Care: End Stage Renal Disease

3. Effectiveness of Care: Diabetes

4. Effectiveness of Care: Heart Disease

5. Effectiveness of Care: HIV/AIDS

6. Effectiveness of Care: Maternal and Child Health

7. Effectiveness of Care: Mental Health

8. Effectiveness of Care: Respiratory Diseases

9. Effectiveness of Care: Nursing Home and Home Health Care

10. Patient Safety

11. Timeliness

12. Patient-Centeredness

Access to Health Care Measures

13. Entry into the Health Care System

14. Structural Barriers

15. Patients’ Perceptions

16. Health Care Utilization

17. Health Care Expenditures