Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
NHQR/DR User Guide

Each year, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) produces the National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHQR/DR). Three online resources provide access to information from the reports:

• NHQR/DR Reports Web Site, including links to related reports
• NHQRDRnet
• State Snapshots

This guide to these three Web sites outlines the content they feature and provides direct-access links. The guide has five sections:

• Summary of NHQR/DR Web Sites outlines the features and format of the three NHQR/DR Web sites and provides direct links to them.
• Performance on Measures on the Web sites includes:
  • How is the United States performing?
  • How is the United States performing by state and payer?
  • What are the attainable benchmarks?
  • How can I improve my performance?
  • Where can I gain more information on data used in the NHQR/DR Reports?
• Users with Focused Interests may help users find information related to specific topics:
  • National Policymakers
  • State Policymakers
  • Health Care Providers and Payers
  • Media
  • Analysts and Researchers
• Clinical Conditions lists all of the clinical conditions and areas of health care for which information is available on the Web sites.
• Priority Populations lists all of the different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups for which information is available on the Web sites.