Access the “2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources” through the AHRQ website, using the link provided in the topic materials. Select five data sources from this report and fill in the required components on the “Quality Data Sources Organizer.”

Quality Data Sources Organizer

Data Source 1: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

• Data Type: Survey data
• Description: A program of studies conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. It includes physical examinations, laboratory tests, and interviews.
• Use in Report: Provides data on health status, health behaviors, and risk factors for chronic diseases.

Data Source 2: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)

• Data Type: Administrative data
• Description: A family of databases, software tools, and related products developed through a federal-state-industry partnership for the purpose of analyzing health care utilization and costs.
• Use in Report: Provides data on hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and ambulatory surgery visits.

Data Source 3: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)

• Data Type: Survey data
• Description: A continuous, multipurpose survey of a nationally representative sample of the Medicare population. It collects information on health status, health care use, and expenditures.
• Use in Report: Provides data on health care use, access, and quality for Medicare beneficiaries.

Data Source 4: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

• Data Type: Survey data
• Description: A state-based system of health surveys that collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access.
• Use in Report: Provides data on health status, health behaviors, and risk factors for chronic diseases.

Data Source 5: National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)

• Data Type: Survey data
• Description: A national survey that collects information on the physical and emotional health of children and the quality of their health care.
• Use in Report: Provides data on children’s health status, health care access, and quality of care.

Note: All data sources listed above are used in the “2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report” to assess the performance of the U.S. health care system.