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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2019/TechSpecs/IQI_11_Abdominal_Aortic_Aneurysm_(AAA)_Repair_Mortality_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2019 - 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 otherwise qualifying for the denominator … STRATUM Endo/Intact: (Endovascular repair of unruptured AAA)
Discharges otherwise qualifying for the
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2019/TechSpecs/PSI_03_Pressure_Ulcer_Rate.pdf
July 01, 2019 - DENOMINATOR
DESCRIPTION
Stage III or IV pressure ulcers or unstageable (secondary diagnosis) per 1,000 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 … Surgical or medical discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older. … Surgical (Appendix E:
SURGI2R ) and medical (Appendix C: MEDIC2R ) discharges are defined by specific
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/v2018/TechSpecs/PDI_02_Pressure_Ulcer_Rate.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Surgical and medical discharges are defined by specific MS-DRG codes. … However, common practice reports the
measure as per 1,000 discharges. … Discharges are grouped by risk category. … Includes metrics for discharges grouped by risk category. … Excludes neonates; stays less than three (3)
days; obstetric discharges; discharges with diseases of
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Webinars/2010/Estimated_Risk-Adjustment_Models_Incorporating_Data_on_Present_on_Admission.pdf
January 01, 2010 - within hospitals and not
other discharges. … For
comorbidity covariates, the software uses a 2x2 table of probabilities calculated on the
discharges … Number and Percent of Discharges by Flag
Discharges without
POA Data Discharges with POA Data … Proportion of Cases Flagged for Covariates
All Discharges
Discharges with
POA Data
Covariate … Discharges with
POA Data
Covariate
Without POA
Z
Without POA
Z
With POA
X
Pr(X=1 if
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Webinars/Using%20Present%20on%20Admission.pdf
January 01, 2008 - within hospitals and not
other discharges. … For
comorbidity covariates, the software uses a 2x2 table of probabilities calculated on the
discharges … Number and Percent of Discharges by Flag
Discharges without
POA Data Discharges with POA Data … Proportion of Cases Flagged for Covariates
All Discharges
Discharges with
POA Data
Covariate … Discharges with
POA Data
Covariate
Without POA
Z
Without POA
Z
With POA
X
Pr(X=1 if
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Presentations/2005/2005AHRQQI_Mahkorn_PQI_to_Assess_Program_Performance_in_Medicaid_Managed_are.ppt
January 01, 2005 - Comparison of total hospital discharges (H.D.) and ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC) H.D. for … Comparison of total hospital discharges (H.D.) and ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC) H.D. for … 0 0
HD for ACSC
HD, not for ACSC
Comparison of ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC) hospital discharges … Comparison of total hospital discharges (H.D.) and ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC) H.D. for … Comparison of total hospital discharges (H.D.) and ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC) H.D. for
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/FAQs_Support/FAQ_QI.aspx
February 01, 2016 - Users with a limited number of discharges will see their smoothed rate move closer to the reference population … The larger the number of discharges, the less likely the user will see an impact. … represents a separate discharge record and each column of data represents a single variable for all discharges … Benchmark Data Tables are based on the discharges from an aggregation of the 2012 Healthcare Cost and … The resulting file included more than 30 million discharges from community hospitals that are not designated
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/FAQS_Support/FAQ_QI.aspx
February 01, 2016 - Users with a limited number of discharges will see their smoothed rate move closer to the reference population … The larger the number of discharges, the less likely the user will see an impact. … represents a separate discharge record and each column of data represents a single variable for all discharges … Benchmark Data Tables are based on the discharges from an aggregation of the 2012 Healthcare Cost and … The resulting file included more than 30 million discharges from community hospitals that are not designated
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Webinars/2021/v2021%20QI%20Software%20Release.pdf
January 01, 2021 - HCUP State Inpatient Databases
(SID)
• v2021 QI software includes options for excluding COVID-19 discharges … the discharge data
► New COVID diagnosis status variable in the measure
program for removing the discharges … [Default setting]
• COVID_19 is 2: Keeps all
discharges, including
COVID d ischarges
• COVID … State Inpatient Databases (SID)
•
•
v2021 QI software includes options for excluding COVID-19 discharges … [Default setting] • COVID_19 is 2: Keeps all discharges, including COVID d ischarges • COVID_19
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2019/TechSpecs/PSI_05_Retained_Surgical_Item_or_Unretrieved_Device_Fragment_Count.pdf
July 01, 2019 - principal diagnosis (DX1=missing)
* See below for code list
Surgical (Appendix E: SURGI2R ) and medical discharges … Surgical and medical discharges are defined by
specific MS-DRG codes. … Medical Discharge MS-DRGs
Appendix E - Surgical Discharge MS-DRGs
DESCRIPTION
The number of hospital discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2020/TechSpecs/PSI_05_Retained_Surgical_Item_or_Unretrieved_Device_Fragment_Count.pdf
March 01, 2021 - principal diagnosis (DX1=missing)
* See below for code list
Surgical (Appendix E: SURGI2R ) or medical discharges … Surgical and medical discharges are defined by
specific MS-DRG codes. … Medical Discharge MS-DRGs
Appendix E - Surgical Discharge MS-DRGs
DESCRIPTION
The number of hospital discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/V43/Change_Log_IQI_4.3.pdf
August 01, 2011 - after 2007Q4
(effective October 1, 2007); 2) added numerator
inclusion criteria for MS-DRGs for discharges … IQI #19 (Hip Fracture Mortality Rate) – Revised
the inclusion criteria from discharges 18 and older … to discharges age 65 and older
V3.1a March 16,
2007
SAS Software
and
Documentation
Added program … Inclusion is
now defined to be discharges with ICD-9-CM
procedure codes for congenital heart disease … Inclusion is now defined to be discharges with
ICD-9-CM procedure codes for congenital heart
disease
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Software/V2020/AHRQ_QI_Rate_Comparison_v2019_v2020.pdf
July 01, 2020 - The 2017 HCUP SID includes information on all inpatient discharges from hospitals in 48
participating … 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. … Indication that a hospital reported POA as missing on all nonexempt diagnoses for 15
percent or more of discharges … a Observed rates for hospital-level indicators are reported per 1,000 discharges.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Software/V2021/AHRQ_QI_Rate_Comparison_v20120_v2021.pdf
July 01, 2021 - The 2018 HCUP SID includes information on all inpatient discharges from hospitals in 48 participating … 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. … Indication that a hospital reported POA as missing on all nonexempt diagnoses for 15 percent or
more of discharges … QI observed rates for hospital-level indicators are scaled to the rate per 1,000 persons at risk
(discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/V43/TechSpecs/PQI%2009%20Low%20Birth%20Weight%20Rate.pdf
January 01, 2009 - 2011
NOTE: This indicator is calculated by the PDI SAS module because it is based on
pediatric discharges … Technical Specifications,
Low Birth Weight Rate
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Denominator
Discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/v2020/TechSpecs/PSI_03_Pressure_Ulcer_Rate.pdf
March 01, 2021 - DENOMINATOR
DESCRIPTION
Stage III or IV pressure ulcers or unstageable (secondary diagnosis) per 1,000 discharges … However, common practice reports
the measure as per 1,000 discharges. … Rate
March 2021
Appendix C - Medical Discharge MS-DRGs
Appendix E - Surgical Discharge MS-DRGs
Discharges … Surgical or medical discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older. … Surgical (Appendix E:
SURGI2R ) and medical (Appendix C: MEDIC2R ) discharges are defined by specific
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/v2018/TechSpecs/IQI_04_Abdominal_Aortic_Aneurysm_(AAA)_Repair_Volume.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Indicator 04 (IQI 04) Abdominal Aortic
Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Volume
June 2018
The number of hospital discharges … Includes optional metrics for the number of discharges
grouped by rupture status and procedure type … NUMERATOR OVERALL
Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older or MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth, … ) Repair Volume
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NUMERATOR STRATUM A (Open repair of ruptured AAA)
Discharges … NUMERATOR STRATUM C (Endovascular repair of ruptured AAA)
Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/V2021/ChangeLog_IQI_v2021.pdf
September 30, 2021 - Users have the option to:
1) Exclude COVID discharges from the numerator and denominator
2) Take … no action with respect to COVID discharges
3) Include only COVID discharges in the numerator and denominator … The recommended and default choice is to exclude COVID-19 discharges. … Discharges with principal diagnosis
identified using PNEUMD are in the denominator. … Discharges where
the principal diagnosis is sepsis using a new setname called
SEPPNEUD (Sepsis without
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/v2018/TechSpecs/PDI_03_Retained_Surgical_Item_or_Unretrieved_Device_Fragment_Count.pdf
June 01, 2018 - MS-DRGs
Appendix E - Medical MS-DRGs
Surgical (Appendix C: SURGI2R) and medical (Appendix E: MEDIC2R) discharges … Surgical and medical discharges are defined by specific MS-
DRG codes. … Surgical Item
or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count
June 2018
DESCRIPTION
The number of hospital discharges
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/V2020/Version_2020_Benchmark_Tables_PQI.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 … The 2017 HCUP SID includes information on all inpatient discharges from hospitals in participating
States … Discharges from all 48 participating States are used to develop area-level indicators.1
Additional