Why not the best?: results from a National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance

Why not the best?: results from a National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund issuing body.
Commonwealth Fund. Commission on a High Performance Health System, issuing body.
Publication:
New York, NY : Commonwealth Fund, September 2006
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Benchmarking
Quality of Health Care -- statistics & numerical data
United States
Genre(s):
Comparative Study
Technical Report
Abstract:
Created by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System, the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance is the first-ever comprehensive means of measuring and monitoring health care outcomes, quality, access, efficiency, and equity in one report. Its findings indicate that America's health system falls far short of what is attainable, especially given the resources the nation invests. Across 37 indicators of performance, the U.S. achieves an overall score of 66 out of a possible 100 when comparing actual national performance to achievable benchmarks. Scores on efficiency are particularly low. This report explains how the Scorecard works, describes results for each domain of performance, and discusses implications for policies to improve quality, access, and cost performance.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (32 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101291029 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101291029