CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1 Section 1. Development Background 3 Section 2. Purpose and Uses 12 Section 3. Development Method 15 CHAPTER 2 Selecting Conceptual Framework and Measures for the KHQR 31 Section 1. Conceptual Framework for Healthcare Quality Assessment at a System Level 33 Section 2. Conceptual Frameworks and Measure Compositions of National Healthcare Quality Reports Around the World 38 Section 3. Selecting a Conceptual Framework and Measures for the KHQR 63 CHAPTER 3 Future Recommendations for the KHQR 93 Section 1. Future Recommendations for the National Healthcare Quality Report 95 References 103