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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/v2018/TechSpecs/PQI_10_Dehydration_Admission_Rate.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with either
• a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code … and a principal ICD-10-CM
diagnosis code for acute kidney injury (PHYSIDB*)
[NOTE: By definition, discharges … Thus, obstetric discharges should not be considered in the PQI rate, though the AHRQ
QI™ software does … 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/v2019/TechSpecs/IQI_18_Gastrointestinal_Hemorrhage_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2019 - Gastrointestinal
Hemorrhage Mortality Rate
July 2019
DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges … Excludes obstetric discharges, cases in
hospice care at admission, discharges with a procedure for … 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 … Discharges for patients age 18 years or older with either:
• a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2020/TechSpecs/IQI_18_Gastrointestinal_Hemorrhage_Mortality_Rate.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Discharges for patients age 18 years or older with either:
• a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for … Gastrointestinal
Hemorrhage Mortality Rate
March 2021
DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges … Excludes obstetric discharges, cases in
hospice care at admission, discharges with a procedure for … 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/PDI/v2018/TechSpecs/PDI_13_Transfusion_Reaction_Count.pdf
June 01, 2018 - NUMERATOR
NUMERATOR EXCLUSIONS
* See below for code list
DESCRIPTION
The number of medical and surgical discharges … , Normal Newborn, and Outborn
Surgical (Appendix C: SURGI2R ) and medical (Apppendix E: MEDIC2R ) discharges … Surgical and medical discharges are defined by specific MS-DRG codes.
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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 - YEAR=missing), or
principal diagnosis (DX1=missing)
* See below for code list
Surgical or medical discharges … Surgical (Appendix E: SURGI2R) and medical (Appendix C: MEDIC2R ) discharges are defined by
specific … Medical Discharge MS-DRGs
Appendix E - Surgical Discharge MS-DRGs
DESCRIPTION
The number of hospital discharges … 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
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/V43/Change_Log_PDI_4.3.pdf
August 01, 2011 - PDI #10 – Postoperative sepsis – removed
diagnosis code from numerator inclusion for sepsis
for discharges … with the MS-DRG
denominator inclusion for medical discharges for
discharges after 2007Q4 (effective … Software and
Documentation
Surgical DRGs – replaced the DRG denominator
inclusion for surgical discharges … with the MS-DRG
denominator exclusion for surgical discharges for
discharges after 2007Q4 (effective … PDI #1 (Accidental puncture or laceration) –
Added an exclusion for discharges with an ICD-
9-CM procedure
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2021/TechSpecs/IQI_18_Gastrointestinal_Hemorrhage_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Gastrointestinal
Hemorrhage Mortality Rate
July 2021
DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges … Excludes discharges with a procedure for
liver 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. … Discharges for patients ages 18 years and older with either:
• a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/ICD10/PSI%2007%20Central%20Venous%20Catheter-Related%20Blood%20Stream%20Infection%20Rate.xlsx
January 01, 2007 - Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate
NUMERATOR
Hospital-associated infection diagnosis codes
For discharges … Central venous catheter-related blood stream infection diagnosis code
For discharges on or after October … Central venous catheter-related blood stream infection diagnosis codes
For discharges on or after October
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/ICD10/PSI%2023%20Central%20Venous%20Catheter-Related%20Blood%20Stream%20Infection%20Rate.xlsx
November 01, 2013 - Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate
NUMERATOR
Hospital-associated infection diagnosis code
For discharges … Central venous catheter-related blood stream infection diagnosis code
For discharges on or after October … Central venous catheter-related blood stream infection diagnosis codes
For discharges on or after October
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/v2018/TechSpecs/PDI_10_Postoperative_Sepsis_Rate.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Includes metrics for discharges grouped by risk category. … Rate
Pediatric Quality Indicator 10 (PDI 10) Postoperative Sepsis
Rate
June 2018
DESCRIPTION
Discharges … However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges. … DRG9C) , with an
elective admission type (ATYPE = 3) that otherwise qualify for the denominator
Discharges … Surgical
discharges are defined by specific MS-DRG codes.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v60-ICD10/TechSpecs/IQI_25_Bilateral_Cardiac_Catheterization_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2016 - However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges. … The user must multiply the rate obtained from the software by 1,000
to report specific procedure discharges … per 1,000 hospital discharges.] … per 1,000 heart catheterizations discharges for coronary
artery disease for patients ages 18 years … Excludes valid indications for right-side
catheterization discharges and obstetric discharges.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Software/WinQI/V2020/AHRQ_WinQI_v2020.0.1_Software_Rel_Notes.pdf
January 01, 2021 - with Inconsistent Computation of Rates using Fiscal
Year 2021 Data
Users using FY2021 ICD-10 coded discharges … This issue does not impact the FY2020 ICD-10
code discharges. … Although WinQI v2020 is recommended for use with FY2020 discharges, users
should be able to use their … Users Impacted: This impacts users who may use FY 2021 coded discharges in their input data. … Users using FY 2020 coded discharges in their input data are not impacted.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2019/TechSpecs/PSI_02_Death_Rate_in_Low-Mortality_Diagnosis_Related_Groups_(DRGs).pdf
July 01, 2019 - Low-Mortality
Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
July 2019
DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges … 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 … Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older or MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium), with
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2020/TechSpecs/PSI_02_Death_Rate_in_Low-Mortality_Diagnosis_Related_Groups_(DRGs).pdf
March 01, 2021 - Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
Discharges … Low-Mortality
Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
March 2021
DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges … 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/PDI/V2020/Version_2020_Benchmark_Tables_PDI.pdf
January 01, 2020 - The SID
contains all-payer, encounter-level information on inpatient discharges, including clinical … In 2017, the HCUP databases represented more than 97 percent of all
annual discharges in the United … Indication that a hospital has POA reported as Y on all diagnoses on all discharges
2. … Indication that a hospital has POA reported as missing on all non-Medicare discharges
3. … Discharges from all 48 participating States are used to develop area-level indicators.2
Additional
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2020/TechSpecs/IQI_11_Abdominal_Aortic_Aneurysm_(AAA)_Repair_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2020 - Includes metrics for discharges grouped based on AAA rupture status and repair type. … Excludes
obstetric discharges and transfers to another hospital. … However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges. … STRATUM Open/Intact: (Open repair of unruptured AAA)
Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older … Discharges otherwise qualifying for the denominator, with any-listed ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for un-
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2021/TechSpecs/IQI_11_Abdominal_Aortic_Aneurysm_(AAA)_Repair_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Aortic
Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Mortality Rate
July 2021
DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges … Includes metrics for discharges grouped based on AAA rupture status and repair type. … Excludes
transfers to another hospital, and obstetric discharges. … However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges. … Discharges otherwise qualifying for the denominator, with any listed ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for un-
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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 - Department of Health and Human Services
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov
NUMERATOR
DENOMINATOR
Discharges … Low-Mortality
Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)
July 2021
DESCRIPTION
In-hospital deaths per 1,000 discharges … 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/PSI/V43/Change_Log_PSI_4.3.pdf
August 01, 2011 - with
the MS-DRG denominator inclusion for medical
discharges. … V4.0 June 30,
2009
Software (SAS
and Windows)
and
Documentation
Surgical DRGs – For discharges … with
the MS-DRG denominator inclusion for surgical
discharges
V4.0 June 30,
2009
Software (SAS … Impact: Among the low mortality DRGs, about
25% of the discharges and 60% of the deaths
are “adult … Psychiatric DRGs
also have a higher share of deaths (10%) than
discharges (6%).
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/ICD10_v2020_FAQ.pdf
September 01, 2020 - Yes, the software is backwards compatible, meaning that it supports discharges
classified under International … 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. … also plans to provide documentation to assist users in directly
modifying the SAS QI code to exclude discharges