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1. Microsoft Word - Empirical Methods - 2013-11-30.docx (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2013 - Table 6.1 Methods Used by QI Software to Distinguish Complications from Comorbidities Method Description … can be considered a MCMC method. … QI Empirical Methods Page 68 Procedure Codes An update consists of two documents. … • Major Diagnostic - All procedures considered valid operating room procedures by the DRG grouper … • Major Therapeutic - All procedures considered valid operating room procedures by the DRG grouper

2. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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   January 01, 2005 - … crds06 Number of heart bypass procedures per 100, that use the internal mammary artery as a graft. … ; excludes patients with any previous CABG, valve, or other cardiac surgical procedure. … or wrong-patient procedures. … Clinically appropriate preventive methods should be implemented consequent to the evaluation. … Clinically appropriate preventive methods should be implemented consequent to the evaluation.

3. Risk Adjustment and Hierarchical Modeling (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2006 - http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/ Introduction Statistical Methods … Tools Models for the Reference Population Software Tools Provided to Users Alternative Statistical Methods … Generalized Estimating Equations Generalized Linear Mixed Models Impact of Adopting Alternative Methods … Investigation Selection of IQIs to Investigate Fitting Current and Alternative Models to NIS Data Methods … to Compare Parameter Estimates Methods to Compare Provider-Level Model Predictions Results Summary

4. C.14.10.D001 REVISED (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2013 - The reverse mapping method showed the ‘opposite’ direction to find all possible target codes that link … ICD-10-PCS structure, some root operations require surgeons’ input on whether to include or exclude procedures … further consultation with colleagues in the surgical community over whether some of the ICD- 10-PCS procedures … set names in order to meet the intent of the ICD-9-CM diagnosis-driven procedures (where the current … set name concept requires both a diagnosis of interest and a procedure of interest).

5. AHRQ - Quality Indicators
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   January 01, 2005 - coding practices Use of the AHRQ QI in the National Healthcare Quality Reports Methods … PowerPoint) Denise Love, NAHDO   (265 KB, PowerPoint) Session II – Methods … may be useful for measuring overall performance from indicators for specific conditions and procedures … This session will present various methods for creating aggregate indices and development efforts

6. Quality Indicator Resources: AHRQ QI Methodology
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   July 01, 2021 - QI Reporting/User Tips AHRQ QI Life Cycle AHRQ Quality Indicator Empirical Methods … Describes the empirical methods … statistical models, and tools used in the AHRQ QI Project and proposes alternative statistical models and methods

7. Federal Register Doc 06-4574 - AHRQ Quality Indicators
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   January 01, 2006 - Methods for comparing the performance of hierarchical methods with previously employed methods based … technical expertise in health care quality measurement development, and a familiarity with statistical methods … risk-adjustment, hierarchical modeling; performance measures and reporting; Expertise in statistical methods … discuss suggested changes to the current modeling methodology, including the adoption of hierarchical methods

8. Microsoft Word - Draft_AHRQ_WinQI_v2019.0.1_MinorSoftware_Rel_Notes.docx (pdf file)
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   August 01, 2019 - in this release and importing input file with DRG version v36 works as expected. 2.0 Empirical Methods … Document The latest version, v2019 of the Empirical Methods document is now published and available

9. Document (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2006 - • Methods for comparing the performance of hierarchical methods with previously employed methods … adjustment, hierarchical modeling; performance measures and reporting; • Expertise in statistical methods … discuss suggested changes to the current modeling methodology, including the adoption of hierarchical methods … example, among children, women of childbearing age, the elderly); (5) existence of an analytical method … the analyses (preference is given to chemicals that can be added readily to existing analytical methods

10. Ahrq Mapit Fy2018 Installation Instructions (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2014 - It automates maps based on the forward method (ICD- 9 to ICD-10) and the backward method (ICD-10 to … These two methods are considered the proper directions when looking up each code for its equivalents … This will provide descriptions for procedures. … CMS32_Desc_Long_Short_SG.xlsx for procedures. i. … When using the latter method, the path to the file will appear in the text box and the file will be

11. Microsoft Word - 2007-February-AHRQ-QI-Newsletter.htm (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2007 - Newsletters/2005-02-Volume1-No1/2005-June-AHRQ-QI-Newsletter.htm#Headline7 • Apply hierarchical modeling methods … Provide information on the association between in-hospital and 30-day measures of mortality for selected procedures … Measures The Composite Measures (CM) Workgroup recommended that AHRQ adopt a “composite of composites” method … IQI Composite Measures The IQI module will include two composites: Mortality for Selected Procedures … in any secondary diagnosis field and a procedure code for control of hemorrhage in any procedure code

12. Impact of Fiscal Year Coding Updates, v2021 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2021 - to meet short-term needs for information on healthcare quality using standardized, user- friendly methods … fiscal year (FY) International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification/ Procedure … codes added, 2 codes removed PSI 14 3 ABDOMIPOTHER Abdominopelvic surgery, other approach, procedure … without leukemia/lymphoma 31 codes added PDI 12 8 CARDSIP Potentially trans-pleural cardiac procedures … for PSI 04 14 codes added PSI 04 19 HEMOTH2P Control of hemorrhage and evacuation of hematoma procedures

13. Calculating SEs for logit-adjusted mortality rates various ways (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - since Y is 0/1, so var(Y) = P(1-P)) 1 The same methods … apply to the area-level indicators, but for clarity the methods refer only to the provider-level indicators … Observed rate / Expected Rate) * Reference Population Rate 4 For a discussion of this variance estimation method … [Note: the same method may be used to compute confidence intervals around the observed rates by using

14. Parameter Estimates PSI 4.5 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2021 - report POA to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods … the risk adjustment process and composite indicators may be found in Quality Indicator Empirical Methods … http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2015-06.pdf http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/modules … 01 S 0105 033 VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES W/O CC/MCC 01 S 0106 034 CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURE … PROCEDURE OF UPPER EXTREMITIES 08 S 0813 485 KNEE PROCEDURES W PDX OF INFECTION W MCC 08 S 0813

15. Qi Measure Development Implementation Maintenance Retirement Summary 05-03-11 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - members of the technical team first abstract the same article to ensure consistency in abstraction methods … The information obtained is used to guide the panel discussion, which is conducted using the Delphi method … The initial risk adjustment information, previous risk adjustment methods, and QI Measure Development … Throughout task 2 The QI Annual Review Procedures … , and in turn these data and methods are incorporated into the measures.

16. Microsoft Word - AHRQ RAHM Workgroup Technical Report_Final.doc (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - , and misuse; and volume of procedures for which there is some evidence that a higher volume of procedures … those procedures performed … Model (1) can be fit using several procedures in SAS. … SLR method is the valid method, and using ( 1−SlRV ) as the inverse variance estimate)? … GEE method is the valid method, and using ( 1−GEEV ) as the inverse variance estimate)?

17. Risk Adjustment and Hierarchical Modeling (doc file)
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    January 01, 2006 - , and misuse; and volume of procedures for which there is some evidence that a higher volume of procedures … procedures performed … Model (1) can be fit using several procedures in SAS. … Adjusting for Trends over Time The following alternative model formulation is proposed as a simple method … The GEE approach utilizes a method of moments estimator for α, the within-cluster dependence parameter

18. Iqi 91 Mortality For Selected Conditions (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2019 - For more information, see Quality Indicator Empirical Methods and Composite User Guide.

19. Qi Measure Development Implementation Maintenance Retirement Full 5-3-11 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - Method. … Most QIs are outcome measures, although a few process measures (e.g., procedure utilization) and structure … For instance, panels that include for review indicators of cardiac procedures will include cardiologists … type risk category, pressure ulcer risk category, wound class procedure type, immune-compromised risk … In the IQI composites, the weights for the Mortality for Selected Procedures and the Mortality for Selected

20. Benchmark Tables - PDI (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification/Procedural Classification System (ICD-10-CM/PCS) diagnoses and procedures … the SID include indicators of the diagnoses being present on admission (POA) and 42 included the procedure … were not included in the reference population used to develop PDI 08 and PDI 09 due to incomplete procedure … http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2015-06.pdf AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM Pediatric Quality … reference population and the risk adjustment process may be found in Quality Indicator Empirical Methods