Description: Several quality of health care items are asked in the self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) of the MEPS-HC. Topics include experiences with getting an appointment, experiences at the appointment, and smoking and blood pressure related topics.The quality of care measures were taken from an AHRQ-sponsored instrument, the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS®).

In addition to the MEPS publications listed below, the annual National Healthcare Quality Report is available at http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr09.htm

Data tables: The Quality of Care tables in the HC Summary Data Tables contain data for several health care measures.

Analytic tools: No health care quality variables are available in the MEPSnet query tools at this time.