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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Webinars/2015/Impact_Webinar_FAQs.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned in Using the AHRQ QIs to Improve the Quality and
Safety of Care
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Frequently Asked Questions
Q&A with Steve Allegretto, Vice President, Analytic Strategy & Financial Planning, Yale
New Haven Health System
1. During your presentation, you s…
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Webinars/2015/Impact_Webinar_Transcript.pdf
January 01, 2015 - on the finance side is: How can you trace those
dollars through to show that there was an actual impact … Because the impact on patient outcomes and patient
experience is significant. … You take a
look at how Verna was able to use the data to be able to impact and change laceration rates … DIANE: Do you have an example to share regarding the impact on patient care? … So thank you both
Steve and Verna for sharing your stories and the impact that your organization has
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/V2021/v2021_FY_Coding_Updates.pdf
July 01, 2021 - Impact of Fiscal Year Coding Updates, v2021
AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM
Impact of Fiscal … HHSA290201800003G
July 2021
http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/
AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM
Impact … However, there is no impact on QI numerators,
denominators, or rate calculations in the reference population … surgery,
procedure codes
195 codes added,
39 codes removed
PSI 15
AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM
Impact … IQI 34
32 SPINEP Spine surgery procedure codes 2 codes added PDI 01
AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM
Impact
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/User_note_COVID.pdf
July 01, 2020 - User_note_COVID_July2020.docx
AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM
July 2020
User Notification on COVID-19 impact … Although the Agency continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on
quality improvement assessment, v2020 … AHRQ anticipates that the COVID-19 pandemic will have a substantial impact on QI rates
because of healthcare … These changes impact the reliability of individual and composite
indicators, which is primarily driven … AHRQ will also consider how the QIs may be used to understand the
impact of COVID-19 on patient care
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Software/WinQI/V2020/AHRQ_WinQI_v2020.0.1_Software_Rel_Notes.pdf
January 01, 2021 - This issue does not impact the FY2020 ICD-10
code discharges. … These coding changes impact all software modules.
2.0 Specification Changes
The WinQI v2020 software
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Software/WinQI/V2018/AHRQ_WinQI_v2018.0.1_Software_Rel_Notes.pdf
August 01, 2018 - The discrepancies identified in v2018 do not impact the indicators’ rates in the software. … The fixes in the minor release are related to WinQI functions only and do not impact SAS QI
v2018 software
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/V43/Change_Log_PSI_4.3.pdf
August 01, 2011 - Impact: The rate increases by about 25%. … Impact: Small (less than 1%) increase in the
denominator and resulting small decrease or
no impact … Impact: Medium (1-4%) decrease in the
denominator. The impact on the rate varies by
indicator. … The impact on the rate varies by
indicator. … The impact on the rate varies by
indicator.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/FAQs_Support/FAQ_QI.aspx
February 01, 2016 - The PDI module includes corrections to risk-adjustment coefficients that impact expected, risk-adjusted … addition, the PQI, IQI and PDI modules also include corrections to signal variance calculations that impact … The larger the number of discharges, the less likely the user will see an impact.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/FAQS_Support/FAQ_QI.aspx
February 01, 2016 - The PDI module includes corrections to risk-adjustment coefficients that impact expected, risk-adjusted … addition, the PQI, IQI and PDI modules also include corrections to signal variance calculations that impact … The larger the number of discharges, the less likely the user will see an impact.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/COVID19_UserNote_Oct2020.pdf
November 01, 2020 - AHRQ is issuing this interim considerations document to support users who are trying to isolate the
impact … However, currently AHRQ does not have sufficient 2020 data to conduct
analyses and offer guidance on the impact … AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM
November 2020
Users have multiple options when analyzing the impact
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/COVID19_UserNote_July2021.pdf
July 01, 2021 - AHRQ is issuing this interim considerations document to support users who are trying to isolate the
impact … , currently AHRQ does not have sufficient 2020 data to conduct
analyses and offer guidance on the impact … pdf
AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM
July 2021
Users have multiple options when analyzing the impact
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/News/AHRQ%20QI%20User%20Spotlight%206_19_12.pdf
June 28, 2012 - pay-for-performance,
research), and we are interested in learning more about how you’ve used the QIs and their
impact … QIs are used
• Specific AHRQ QI use/analysis example including which AHRQ QIs were used
• Results/impact
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/QI_Reporting/Model_Report_Appendix_A.pdf
August 01, 2004 - hospital2
• Very low volume (national average = 3 procedures per
year)3
• Small cell sizes may impact … hospital
• Very low volume (national average = 4 procedures per
year)
• Small cell sizes may impact … Potential confounding bias, should be risk adjusted (QI
software uses APR-DRG, age, and sex) although impact … Potential confounding bias, should be risk adjusted (QI
software uses APR-DRG, age, and sex) although impact … Potential confounding bias, should be risk adjusted (QI
software uses APR-DRG, age, and sex) although impact
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Software/SAS/V2021/AHRQ_SASQI_v2021.0.1_Software_Rel_Notes.pdf
September 01, 2021 - This issue does not impact results for input data that does not include COVID-19 diagnosis
codes, 2020 … These coding changes impact all software modules.
4.0 Specification Changes
The AHRQ SAS QI v2021 … Note that input data with missing or incomplete PRDAYn may impact numerators,
denominators, and observed
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/Retirement%20Notice_v2019_Indicators.pdf
May 23, 2019 - ensure
a parsimonious set of indicators that support quality improvement initiatives that are high impact … Retiring these select QIs will allow AHRQ to focus on high-impact (?)
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Webinars/2016/AHRQ_QI_ICD10_Webinar.pdf
January 01, 2016 - deriving risk-adjusted
estimates by applying ICD-9 parameter estimates
Risk Adjustment and ICD-10:
Impact … rates across
hospitals
• Area-level PQI and PDI composites are included
Risk Adjustment and ICD-10: Impact … diagnosis and procedure codes
to calculate these indicators not available; under
consideration
• Impact … Timeline: Conversion to ICD-10
Risk Adjustment and ICD-10
Risk Adjustment and ICD-10: Impact on AHRQ … QI Software
Risk Adjustment and ICD-10: Impact on AHRQ QI Software (cont.)
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Archive/News2015.aspx
December 09, 2015 - November 23, 2015 — Case studies about the impact of the AHRQ QIs on two health systems are available
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/PQI13_Retirement_Announcement.pdf
January 01, 2014 - providers) the risk for perverse incentives increases, and could not only affect care but also
eventually impact
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/AHRQ%20QI%20v2021%20Retirement%20Announcement.pdf
July 01, 2021 - to ensure a balanced set of indicators that support quality improvement
initiatives that are high impact … Retiring these select QIs will allow the QI program
to focus on high-impact areas of healthcare quality
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/PSI_v6.0_SASQI_WinQI_Memo.pdf
July 27, 2017 - The impact
of this correction is not detectable, in terms of the overall discrimination of the three … Records with MDRG 109 appear in the denominators of PSI 03, PSI 06, PSI
07, and PSI 08, but the impact … Records with MDRG 1009 appear in the denominators of PSI
03, PSI 06, PSI 07, and PSI 08, but the impact … The impact of this
enhancement varies depending on whether users retained MDC values consistent with