Chartbook on Effective Treatment

This Effective Treatment chartbook is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). The QDR includes annual reports to Congress mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-129). This chartbook includes a summary of trends across measures of effective treatment from the QDR and figures illustrating select measures of effective treatment. A PowerPoint version is also available that users can download for presentations.

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• Chartbook on Effective Treatment:
  • Full Report  [PDF -  3.97 MB ].
  • Introduction  [PDF - 1 MB ].
  • Cardiovascular Disease [PDF - 750 KB ].
  • Cancer [PDF - 689 KB ].
  • Chronic Kidney Disease [PDF - 796  KB ].
  • Diabetes [PDF - 788 KB ].
  • HIV and AIDS [PDF - 980 KB ].
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse [PDF - 715  KB ].
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases [PDF - 322 KB ].
  • Respiratory Diseases [PDF - 871 KB ].
• Slide Presentation:
  • Chartbook on Effective Treatment: Combined Slide Presentation  [Microsoft PowerPoint - 1.99 MB; HTML].
  • Introduction  [Microsoft PowerPoint - 605 KB; HTML].
  • Cardiovascular Disease  [Microsoft PowerPoint - 302 KB; HTML].
  • Cancer   [Microsoft PowerPoint - 198 KB; HTML].
  • Chronic Kidney Disease  [Microsoft PowerPoint - 274 KB; HTML].
  • Diabetes  [Microsoft PowerPoint - 296 KB; HTML].
  • HIV and AIDS  [Microsoft PowerPoint - 344 KB; HTML].
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse  [Microsoft PowerPoint - 347 KB; HTML].
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases  [Microsoft PowerPoint - 279 KB; HTML].
  • Respiratory Diseases  [Microsoft PowerPoint - 267 KB; HTML].

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission. Citation of the source is appreciated. Suggested citation: 2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report chartbook on effective treatment. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2015. AHRQ Pub. No. 15-0007-8-EF.