Frequently Asked Questions
What is NHQualityCare.org?
Who is participating in NHQualityCare.org?
Why were these conditions selected for public release?
What patients are included in NHQualityCare.org?
How about the patients that have these conditions but shouldn’t receive the “recommended” care?
What does the fraction mean in all of the reports?
Why is there so much variation in the numbers of patients treated?
How often is the information updated?
How is the data collected for NHQualityCare.org?
How do we know that the data that’s reported is accurate?
Will new measures be added?
Is the information only available on the Website?
How should this information be used?
How can we learn what hospitals are doing to improve the care they provide to patients with these conditions?

NHQualityCare.org is a partnership between the Foundation for Healthy Communities and
the Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation.