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... Appendix H Additional Assessments of Data Presentation in the NHQR and NHDR While the NHQR and NHDR monitor a large number of measures, there is no sense from the report findings that the nation is improving or worsening its performance in the areas that matter most or in areas that can make the greatest difference. The significance of the findings is not relayed in a manner that evokes action from its readers.
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... 212 NATIONAL HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND DISPARITIES REPORTS Figure H-1 R01677 editable vectors uneditable bitmap Figure H-2 R01677 editable vectors uneditable bitmap
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... APPENDIX H 213 Alternately, these data can be transformed into graphic displays that illustrate the nation's current performance on each measure and estimate how long it would take to reach desired goal levels, whether defined as an aspirational goal or one grounded in benchmark levels of attained performance for a given measure. These would likely be line graphs showing projections, but other useful displays could be derived as well.
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... 214 NATIONAL HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND DISPARITIES REPORTS information would be sufficient. Additionally, the number of adults contributing to each stratum (overall, and by age group)
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... APPENDIX H 215 the difference between two time points given all the data that are available. The number of hospitals used in the calculations should be reported.
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... 216 NATIONAL HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND DISPARITIES REPORTS category should be reported or the point estimates need to be accompanied by confidence intervals. There are many comparisons listed on page 58, and it is not clear if each is statistically different.
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