Why not the best?: results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2008

Why not the best?: results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2008

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 Commission on a High Performance Health System, July 2008
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Quality Indicators, Health Care -- statistics & numerical data
Quality of Health Care -- statistics & numerical data
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Prepared for the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System, the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2008, updates the 2006 Scorecard, the first comprehensive means of measuring and monitoring health care outcomes, quality, access, efficiency, and equity in the United States. The 2008 Scorecard, which presents trends for each dimension of health system performance and for individual indicators, confirms that the U.S. health system continues to fall far short of what is attainable, especially given the resources invested. Across 37 core indicators of performance, the U.S. achieves an overall score of 65 out of a possible 100 when comparing national averages with U.S. and international performance benchmarks. Overall, performance did not improve from 2006 to 2008. Access to health care significantly declined, while health system efficiency remained low. Quality metrics that have been the focus of national campaigns or public reporting efforts did show gains.
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 (60 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101513224 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101513224