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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Case_Studies/AHRQ_QI_MOHA_Case_Study.pdf
October 16, 2017 - 10/16/17
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AHRQ Quality Indicators Case Study: Missouri Hospital Association
Key Findings
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/V2021/ChangeLog_IQI_v2021.pdf
September 30, 2021 - In
the case of counties that are not included in the references population, a
single discharge will … Converted mean-centering routine for risk-adjustment to use
population case- mix of APR-DRG as reference … For instance, in order to
be assigned as a death, each case must actually be coded as a death. … Missing data for some elements results in the
exclusion of that case from the denominator. … For a few other elements, the
case is retained.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/V2021/ChangeLog_PQI_v2021.pdf
September 30, 2021 - For
instance, in order to be assigned as a death, each case must actually be
coded as a death. … Missing data for some
elements results in the exclusion of that case from the denominator. … For a
few other elements, the case is retained.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Software/SAS/V2021/AHRQ_SASQI_v2021.0.1_Software_Rel_Notes.pdf
September 01, 2021 - Release of AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM Software for SAS QI, v2021.0.1
TM
AHRQ Quality Indicators
Release of AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM
Software for SAS QI, v2021.0.1
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2021/TechSpecs/PSI_13_Postoperative_Sepsis_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
Patient Safety Indicator 13 (PSI 13) Postoperative Sepsis Rate
July 2021
DESCRIPTION…
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2021/TechSpecs/PSI_07_Central_Venous_Catheter-Related_Blood_Stream_Infection_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
Surgical or medical discharges for patients ages 18 years and older or MDC 14 (pregnanc…
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/COVID19_UserNote_July2021.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Hospital volume and case mix during the public health
emergency period are substantially different … These changes in volume and case mix were driven by the
near-universal postponement of elective procedures
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2021/TechSpecs/IQI_17_Acute_Stroke_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - risk of mortality, with cases being
assigned to the stratum with the highest mortality for which the case … In the case of Stroke
Mortality the current hierarchy is as follows:
Strata hierarchy (listed from
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2021/TechSpecs/IQI_09_Pancreatic_Resection_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR OVERALL
Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with any listed ICD-10-PCS …
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/AHRQ%20QI%20v2021%20Retirement%20Announcement.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Announcement: Retirement of Select AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) in v2021 AHRQ QI Software
Version 2021 July 2021
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AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM
Announcement
Retirement of Select AHRQ Quality
Indicators (QIs) in v2021 AHRQ QI Software
This announcement pertains to 3 AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) sc…
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2021/TechSpecs/IQI_15_Acute_Myocardial_Infarction_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
Hospital-Level Indicator
Type of Score: Rate
Inpatient Quality Indicator 15 (IQI 15)…
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2021/TechSpecs/IQI_20_Pneumonia_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
Number of deaths (DISP=20) among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for t…
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/V2021/IQI_Composite_Measures.pdf
July 01, 2021 - computed based on a hierarchical logistic regression model for
calculating a predicted value for each case … In this case, the composite is simply the RAR for a single indicator. … In this case, each component indicator is assigned an identical weight based on the
number of indicators … In general, a numerator weight reflects the
amount of harm in the outcome of interest, in this case
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2021/TechSpecs/PQI_14_Uncontrolled_Diabetes_Admission_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
[NOTE: The software provides the rate per population. However, common practice reports the
measur…
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2021/TechSpecs/PSI_02_Death_Rate_in_Low-Mortality_Diagnosis_Related_Groups_(DRGs).pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
Discharges for patients ages 18 years and older or MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth, and …
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2021/TechSpecs/PQI_01_Diabetes_Short-term_Complications_Admission_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
[NOTE: The software provides the rate per population. However, common practice reports the
measur…
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2021/TechSpecs/IQI_16_Heart_Failure_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
Hospital-Level Indicator
Type of Score: Rate
Inpatient Quality Indicator 16 (IQI 16)…
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/V2021/PSI_Composite_Measures.pdf
July 01, 2021 - computed based on a hierarchical logistic regression model for
calculating a predicted value for each case … In general, a numerator weight reflects the
volume of harm in the outcome of interest, in this case … In this case, the composite is simply the RAR for a single indicator. … In this case, each component indicator is assigned an identical weight based on the
number of indicators
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2021/TechSpecs/PSI_05_Retained_Surgical_Item_or_Unretrieved_Device_Fragment_Count.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ Quality Indicators™ (AHRQ QI™) and ICD-10-CM/PCS Specification v2021
Prepared by:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
NUMERATOR EXCLUSIONS
Exclude cases:
• with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (or secondary…