AHRQ disparities report published

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released its 2008 report on the nation's health care quality and disparities. In its sixth year, the reports measures trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness and efficiency of care.

Health Data Management reports, "Patient safety measures have worsened and substantial disparities in health care treatment persist, according to two reports the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released. "