The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) regularly reports on important quality measures. Which of the following statements reflects an improvement in quality care as reported in the 2012 report?

A. admission for asthma for those 65 and older
B. women receiving a pap smear in the last 3 years
C. admissions with diabetes with short-term complications
D. long-stay nursing home residents who were assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination
E. the number of suicide deaths per 100,000 population


D. long-stay nursing home residents who were assessed and given pneumococcal vaccination

According to the 2012 report from the AHRQ, rates for long-stay nursing home residents that were assessed and given pneumococcal vaccinations continues to improve. However, admission for asthma per 100,000 population age 65 or older, women receiving a pap smear, admissions with diabetes, and suicides are seeing a worsening in quality.

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