RT Journal
A1 Kuehn B
T1 Ahrq: Us quality of care falls short
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD June 17
VO 301
IS 23
SP 2427
OP 2428
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.811
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.811
AB 
The annual reports (available at http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr08.htm) examine data from a variety of national databases to assess key aspects of health care. This year's quality report documents that 1 in 7 Medicare patients experienced a medical adverse event in 2005 and 2006 and that overall measures of patient safety declined by nearly 1% in each of the past 6 years. Meanwhile, quality improvements in the health care received by individuals who are black, Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic, or poor have stalled or receded on more than half of the measures assessed in the AHRQ's report on disparities.