Healthcare Innovation March 26, 2024
David Raths

People in poor households received worse care than people in high-income households for 33 percent of patient safety measures

A Chartbook on Patient Safety published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) highlights strengths and weaknesses in healthcare systems, and emphasizes the ongoing disparities in patient safety outcomes.

The reports in the Chartbook are based on more than 700 measures of quality and disparities covering a broad array of healthcare services and settings. Data generally cover 2000 through 2023. The reports are produced with the help of a Federal Interagency Work Group led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and submitted on behalf of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

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