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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata3b.html
May 01, 2018 - Models for Data Collection 
 
 Figure 3-4  shows models for the collection of data on race, Hispanic … Disparities within and between hospitals for inpatient quality of care: Targeting resources to close … HHS Data Council. 1999. … FY 2007 inpatient hospital discharge database documentation manual . … The value of hospital discharge databases . Rockville, MD: AHRQ. 
 Sequist, T. D., and E. C.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/g2_pdi_specifictoolstosupportchange.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Indicator or 
Measure 
Hospital Quality 
Measures 
Measures include aspirin at arrival, aspirin at 
discharge … enzyme 
inhibitor for left ventricular systolic 
dysfunction, smoking cessation advice, beta 
blocker at discharge … MONAHRQ lets you create a Web site using 
your own inpatient discharge data, emergency 
department data … HCUPnet 
generates statistics using data from the 
Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), the Kids’ 
Inpatient … Database (KID), and State Inpatient 
Databases (SID) for States that participate.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/g2_combo_specifictoolstosupportchange.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Indicator or 
Measure 
Hospital Quality 
Measures 
Measures include aspirin at arrival, aspirin at 
discharge … enzyme inhibitor 
for left ventricular systolic dysfunction, smoking 
cessation advice, beta blocker at discharge … MONAHRQ lets you create 
a Web site using your own inpatient discharge data, 
emergency department data … HCUPnet 
generates statistics using data from the Nationwide 
Inpatient Sample (NIS), the Kids’ Inpatient … Database 
(KID), and State Inpatient Databases (SID) for States 
that participate.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/906.html
March 01, 2024 - Documents Pandemic’s Impact on Healthcare Use 
 Outpatient visits, emergency department visits and inpatient … The study, an analysis of AHRQ’s  Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)  data published in the  Journal … MEPS is the Nation’s most complete source of data on the cost and use of healthcare and health insurance … Postpartum hospital discharge: birthing parent perspectives on supportive practices and areas for improvement … Medicare meets the cloud: the development of a secure platform for the storage and analysis of claims data
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4e_combo_psi08-postophipfx-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - and depression scores, loss of confidence and 
are associated with increased LOS and higher rates of discharge … Joseph’s Medical Center, Brainerd, MN, Protocol: Inpatient Fall Prevention/Reduction 
http://www.mnhospitals.org … Injurious Fall Data Collection Tool 
http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/InjuriousFallDataCollectionTool.aspx … Risk factors and risk assessment tools for falls in hospital
inpatients: a systematic review. … Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program measures (calendar year 2014
discharges).
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/hanchate-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Data Sources: The 1998 and 1999 Medicare Inpatient and Denominator files for 
Medicare Fee for Service … Data  Collection: The data were collected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services (CMS). … METHODS 
Data 
We use an analytic data set of patient-level CABG surgery mortality outcomes and 
covariates … Briefly, using 100 percent of acute care 
hospitalization discharge data for Medicare fee-for-service … Operative mortality for a patient is defined as death within 30 days of the 
procedure or before hospital discharge
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-stat-brief-2-postpartum-opioid-rx.pdf
March 01, 2024 - This Data Innovations Statistical Brief presents data from AHRQ’s Synthetic Healthcare 
Database for … examined the average percentage of prescription fills between delivery and up to 3 
months after hospital discharge … insurance coverage from the time they were admitted to the hospital to 3 
months after their hospital discharge … The database consists 
of a sample of inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drug claims, including … These activities include identifying data needs and data gaps.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-143-fullreport.pdf
April 01, 2018 - Patients < 18 years of age at discharge. 
2. … We compiled a draft set of triggers relevant to 
pediatric inpatients through a comprehensive literature … Medical errors in U.S. pediatric inpatients with chronic conditions. … Medication errors and adverse drug events in pediatric 
inpatients. … Measuring adverse events and levels of harm in 
pediatric inpatients with the Global Trigger Tool.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-measure-implementation.pdf
August 01, 2025 - They also identified 
complications and risk groups associated with inpatient management of suspected … Forest 
University
Winston-Salem, 
North Carolina
R03 HS026038
[Grant]
Adverse Events in 
Pediatric Inpatients … •	 The substantial hospital-level variation in opioid use in pediatric inpatients 
suggests room for … data. … Key Findings/Impact: In 2001, medical injuries occurred in Wisconsin at 
a rate of 133.3/1,000 inpatient
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/unruh-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - software that identifies the events based on ICD-9-CM diagnoses and procedures noted in the patient’s 
discharge … Data Sources
The last column in Table 1 presents the data sources. … Hospitals that discharge patients sooner 
may have lower in-patient mortality rates but higher readmission … Inpatient Quality Indicators. … Comparing patient outcomes across payer types: Implications for using hospital 
discharge records to
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiref.html
April 01, 2018 - Enhanced identification of postoperative infections among inpatients. Emerg Infect Dis. … Linkage of microbiology reports and hospital discharge diagnoses for surveillance of surgical site infections … Methods for identifying surgical wound infection after discharge from hospital: a systematic review. … Electronic surveillance of antibiotic exposure and coded discharge diagnoses as indicators of postoperative … Are missing outcome data adequately handled?
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/qdr-ruralhealthchartbook-update.pdf
January 01, 2020 - • A Data Query tool (http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query) provides access to all data 
tables … • Most rural hospitals have about 265 beds, have 7 inpatients daily, and are housed in facilities … These data represent 2014-2015. … The data year 2013 was used due to missing data for 2014. … The data year 2013 was used due to missing data for 2014.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4k_combo_psi14-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - payment.5 
• This indicator is also reported on Medicare’s Hospital COMPARE as part of the Hospital 
Inpatient … Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program measures (calendar year 2014
discharges. … Available at:
http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/Data/Measures-Displayed.html. … c=Page&pagename=QnetPublic/Page/QnetTier3&cid=1138900298473
http://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/Data … Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures, Version 4.3.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-5.html
November 01, 2017 - Percent of mothers who breastfeed their infants at hospital discharge. … Percent of newborns who have been screened for hearing before hospital discharge. … Data collection. 
 Data analysis. … Return to Contents 
 Data Issues 
 Title V maternal and child health measures identify recommended data … Allows States to report data in a consistent format.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/f1_pdi_returnoninvestment.docx
January 01, 2013 - ; Rivard, et al., using Veterans Affairs data; and Foster using MedPAR data). … While charges appear on hospital discharge data, costs should be calculated for the ROI analysis. … In comparison, gross costing uses mathematical models to determine the mean cost of a day of inpatient … decreased length of stay; streamlined workflow; improved information access for patients at time of discharge … to estimate the changes in quality and utilization of hospital inpatient care.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.docx
January 01, 2013 - ; Rivard, et al., using Veterans Affairs data; and Foster using MedPAR data). … While charges appear on hospital discharge data, costs should be calculated for the ROI analysis. … In comparison, gross costing uses mathematical models to determine the mean cost of a day of inpatient … decreased length of stay; streamlined workflow; improved information access for patients at time of discharge … to estimate the changes in quality and utilization of hospital inpatient care.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1416-p006-1-ef.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Collaboration for Advancing Pediatric Quality Measures (CAPQuaM)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data … better chances of survival.1,2 Lower than desirable temperatures are associated with deaths before discharge … Our data from three hospitals in New York City show that every degree below 37 Celsius adds 
meaningful … Program (PQMP)
2
Advantages of the Measure
 ● This measure addresses a key safety and quality gap in inpatient … ● This measure is highly feasible and based upon data that are readily available and easy to abstract
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-appendix-combined.pdf
October 25, 2022 - Assessment Information Set (OASIS) 
Hospital CAHPS (HCAHPS) Survey 
Hospice CAHPS  Survey  
Hospital Inpatient … HHCAHPS 2020 
Composite measure:  Adult hospital patients who did not receive 
good communication about discharge … preferences and those of their family and caregiver into 
account when deciding what the patient's discharge … CAHPS 2020 
Composite measure:  Adult hospital patients who did not receive 
good communication about discharge … preferences and those of their family and 
caregiver into account when deciding what the patient's discharge
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-hernandez-boussard.html
April 01, 2024 - research at Stanford University School of Medicine, has dedicated her career to analyzing “clinical big data … Hernandez-Boussard also is working to address and unravel bias in healthcare data. 
 Dr. … Using data from HCUP and electronic health records, she examined the quality of pain management care … analyses on the use of opioids for pain management, including  research  on national trends in both inpatient … Hernandez-Boussard gained expertise in analyzing data to identify and address healthcare quality and
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Woods_78.pdf
July 23, 2008 - Classification of all data into the developed categories. … relevant discharge information for the patient’s discharge.” … Policy for the  
determination 
of the inpatient 
admitting 
service  
“There is the issue of which … respect were also considered to be of assistance.  
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Gaps in Knowledge and Experience 
Most inpatient … Joint Commission: Sentinel event root cause and trend 
data.