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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/v2018/TechSpecs/PDI_12_Central_Venous_Catheter-Related_Blood_Stream_Infection_Rate.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Includes metrics for discharges grouped by
risk category. … However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges. … Discharges, among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator, with any secondary … Surgical and medical discharges are defined by specific MS-DRG codes. … Discharges cannot qualify for more than one stratum.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2018/TechSpecs/PQI_02_Perforated_Appendix_Admission_Rate.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Prevention Quality Indicator 02 (PQI 02) Perforated Appendix
Admission Rate
June 2018
DESCRIPTION
Discharges … with a diagnosis of perforation or abscesses of the appendix per 1,000 discharges with a
diagnosis … Discharges, among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator, with any-listed … Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with any-listed ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for
appendicitis … Discharges are assigned to the denominator based on the metropolitan area†
or county of the patient
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2020/TechSpecs/IQI_16_Heart_Failure_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2020 - Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for heart … DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges with a principal diagnosis of heart failure … Excludes discharges with a procedure for heart transplants, cases in hospice care
at admission, obstetric … discharges, transfers to another hospital. … However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2021/TechSpecs/IQI_09_Pancreatic_Resection_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR OVERALL
Discharges … Hospital-Level Indicator
Type of Score: Rate
July 2021
DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges … Includes
metrics to stratify discharges grouped by presence or absence of a diagnosis of pancreatic … However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges. … Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with both:
• any listed ICD-10-PCS procedure code
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/User_note_COVID.pdf
July 01, 2020 - This may decrease the number
of surgical discharges and change the risk profile of the reference population … Similarly, the volume of discharges is likely to decrease, as short-stay elective
surgeries are cancelled … or delayed, whereas longer-stay emergency or medical discharges
become more prevalent. … the SAS QI software, we will also recommend how users can directly modify the SAS
QI code to exclude discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2020/TechSpecs/PQI_11_Community_Acquired%20_Pneumonia_Admission_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2020 - Prevention Quality Indicator 11 (PQI 11) Community-Acquired
Pneumonia Admission Rate
July 2020
Discharges … [NOTE: Obstetric discharges are not included in the PQI rate for PQI 11, though the AHRQ QI™ software … By definition, discharges with a principal diagnosis of bacterial
pneumonia exclude obstetric discharges … DESCRIPTION
Discharges with a principal diagnosis of community acquired bacterial pneumonia per 100,000 … Discharges in the numerator are assigned to
the denominator based on the metropolitan area or county
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2021/TechSpecs/IQI_16_Heart_Failure_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for heart … DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges with a principal diagnosis of heart failure … Excludes discharges with a procedure for heart transplant, cases admitted from a
hospice facility, … transfers to another hospital, and obstetric discharges. … However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/v2020/TechSpecs/NQI_03_Neonatal_Blood_Stream_Infection_Rate.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
Discharges, among … However, common practice
reports the measure as per 1,000 discharges. … user must multiply the rate obtained from the
software by 1,000 to report events per 1,000 hospital discharges … DESCRIPTION
Discharges with healthcare-associated blood stream infection per 1,000 discharges for newborns … Excludes discharges with a length of stay less than 3 days and discharges with a principal
diagnosis
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/v2021/TechSpecs/NQI_03_Neonatal_Blood_Stream_Infection_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
Discharges, among … However, common practice reports
the measure as per 1,000 discharges. … user must multiply the rate obtained from the software
by 1,000 to report events per 1,000 hospital discharges … DESCRIPTION
• Discharges with healthcare-associated bloodstream infection per 1,000 discharges for newborns … Excludes discharges with a length of stay less than 3 days and discharges with a principal
diagnosis
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2019/TechSpecs/IQI_20_Pneumonia_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2019 - Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for
pneumonia … However, common practice reports
the measure as per 1,000 discharges. … multiply the rate obtained from the software by
1,000 to report in-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges … DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges with pneumonia as a principal diagnosis … Excludes obstetric discharges, cases in hospice care at admission, and
transfers to another hospital
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2020/TechSpecs/IQI_20_Pneumonia_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2020 - www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges … Excludes obstetric discharges, cases in hospice care at admission, and
transfers to another hospital … Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for
pneumonia … However, common practice reports
the measure as per 1,000 discharges. … multiply the rate obtained from the software by
1,000 to report in-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2020/TechSpecs/PQI_01_Diabetes_Short-term_Complications_Admission_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2020 - Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code
for diabetes … [NOTE: Obstetric discharges are not included in the PQI rate for PQI 01, though the AHRQ
QI
TM
software … By definition, discharges with a
principal diagnosis of diabetes with short-term complications exclude … obstetric discharges,
because the principle diagnosis for an obstetric discharge would identify it … Discharges in the
numerator are assigned to the denominator based on the metropolitan area or county
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2021/TechSpecs/PQI_01_Diabetes_Short-term_Complications_Admission_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code
for diabetes … [NOTE: Obstetric discharges are not included in the PQI rate for PQI 01, though the AHRQ
QI
TM
software … By definition, discharges with a
principal diagnosis of diabetes with short-term complications exclude … obstetric discharges,
because the principal diagnosis for an obstetric discharge would identify it … Discharges in the
numerator are assigned to the denominator based on the metropolitan area or county
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/News/AHRQ_QI_Guide_to_Comparative_Reporting_v10.pdf
June 30, 2009 - indicators and two composites.
4.1.1 IQI #01 - Esophageal Resection Volume
Description: Count of discharges … , 2009)
4.1.3 IQI #04 - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Volume
Description: Count of discharges … Considerations of Use
• The indicator was recently revised to include only discharges age 65 years … In addition, reporting
as a rate scales the count by the number of discharges or size of the hospital … Considerations of Use
• None.
4.2.12 PSI #12 - Postoperative DVT or PE
Description: Rate of discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Software/SAS/V2021/AHRQ_SASQI_v2021.0.1_Software_Rel_Notes.pdf
September 01, 2021 - ........................................... 1
1.1 Fixes Issue with Optional Exclusion of COVID-19 Discharges … in the
CONTROL program for each module:
• Option 1: The user can exclude COVID discharges. … • Option 2: The user can include all discharges, with and without COVID. … • Option 3: The user can include only COVID discharges. … mailto:QISupport@ahrq.hh
Prepared for:
1.1 Fixes Issue with Optional Exclusion of COVID-19 Discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/v2019/TechSpecs/NQI_03_Neonatal_Blood_Stream_Infection_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2019 - Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
Discharges, among … However, common practice reports
the measure as per 1,000 discharges. … user must multiply the rate obtained from the software by
1,000 to report events per 1,000 hospital discharges … DESCRIPTION
Discharges with healthcare-associated blood stream infection per 1,000 discharges for newborns … Excludes discharges with a length of stay less than 3 days and discharges with a principal
diagnosis
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2019/TechSpecs/IQI_16_Heart_Failure_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2019 - Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for heart … DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges with heart failure as a principal diagnosis … Excludes cases in hospice care at admission, obstetric discharges, and transfers
to another hospital … However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges. … multiply the rate obtained from the software by 1,000
to report in-hospital deaths per 1,000 hospital discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2019/TechSpecs/PQI_01_Diabetes_Short-term_Complications_Admission_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2019 - Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for
diabetes … [NOTE: Obstetric discharges are not included in the PQI rate for PQI 01, though the AHRQ
QI
TM
software … By definition, discharges with a
principal diagnosis of diabetes with short-term complications exclude … obstetric discharges,
because the principle diagnosis for an obstetric discharge would identify it … Discharges in the
numerator are assigned to the denominator based on the metropolitan area or county
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2020/TechSpecs/PQI_08_Heart_Failure_Admission_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2020 - Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
NUMERATOR EXCLUSIONS
Discharges … [NOTE: Obstetric discharges are not included in the PQI rate for PQI 08, though the AHRQ QI
TM
software … By definition, discharges with a principal diagnosis of heart failure exclude obstetric
discharges, … Discharges in the numerator are assigned to the
denominator based on the metropolitan area or county
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2021/TechSpecs/PQI_08_Heart_Failure_Admission_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
NUMERATOR EXCLUSIONS
Discharges … [NOTE: Obstetric discharges are not included in the PQI rate for PQI 08, though the AHRQ QI
TM
software … By definition, discharges with a principal diagnosis of heart failure exclude obstetric
discharges, … Discharges in the numerator are assigned to the
denominator based on the metropolitan area or county