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  1. INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP KIDS' INPATIENT DATABASE (KID), 2006

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    January 01, 2006 - Data Elements in the KID Disease Severity Measures Files Table 4. … sets of disease severity measures. … for all States in the 2006 KID Disease Severity Measures Files. … measure: Diabetes, uncomplicated CM_DMCX 2003, 2006 AHRQ comorbidity measure: Diabetes with … AHRQ comorbidity measure: Metastatic cancer CM_NEURO 2003, 2006 AHRQ comorbidity measure

  2. Newsletter Winter 2020

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    January 01, 2020 - Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) In November, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … policymakers to identify, track, and analyze national trends in healthcare utilization, access, charges, quality … Weights are provided to calculate national estimates pertaining to the roughly 143 million ED visits … The number of comorbidity measures increases from 29 to 38 in v2021.1, with 3 measures added, 5 measures … modified to create 12 more specific measures, and 1 measure discontinued.

  3. INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE (NIS), 2013

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    January 01, 2013 - Files Table 3: Data Elements in the NIS 2013 Disease Severity Measures Files Table 4: Data Elements … of disease severity measures. … Refer to Table 3 in Appendix III for a list of data elements in the Severity Measures file. … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … (to calculate national estimates) Discharge weights (weights for 1988–1993 are on Hospital Weights

  4. Using Report Cards to Measure Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: State Experience

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    May 01, 2016 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … document states produce is a "report card," or a publication that uses data from race/ethnicity-specific measures … Report card measures assess risk factors and condition prevalence/incidence (e.g., youth obesity, chlamydia … Conclusion State report cards that assign letter grades based on race/ethnicity-specific measures … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

  5. Microsoft Word - 2007_07.doc (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2007 - The AHRQ QIs are measures of quality associated with processes of care that occurred in an outpatient … The AHRQ QIs used for this report include four sets of measures: • Prevention Quality Indicators … • Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) reflect quality of care inside hospitals and include measures … for the 23 States as a percent of the national measure. … Technical Specifications for HCUP Measures in the Fifth National Healthcare Quality Report and the National

  6. INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE (NIS), 2008

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    January 01, 2008 - from four different sets of disease severity measures. … The NIS Inpatient Core and Hospital Weights files are on CD-ROM #1, while the Disease Severity Measures … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … weights. … for all States in the 2005 NIS Disease Severity Measures files.

  7. INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE (NIS), 2007

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    January 01, 2007 - from four different sets of disease severity measures. … The NIS Inpatient Core and Hospital Weights files are on CD-ROM #1, while the Disease Severity Measures … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … weights. … for all States in the 2005 NIS Disease Severity Measures files.

  8. Casestudy Qdranalysis04072017 (pdf file)

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    April 07, 2017 - The QDR uses the QIs to examine trends in measures of quality associated with processes of care that … The QDR uses the QIs to examine trends in measures of quality associated with processes of care that … Measures The AHRQ QIs are measures of health care quality that use readily available hospital inpatient … measure are based on discharge data. … and Disparities Report (QDR) measures and tracks trends in quality and disparities in seven key areas

  9. INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE (NIS), 2011

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    January 01, 2011 - Issued June 2013 Updated November 2015   Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Healthcare … of disease severity measures. … Refer to Table 3 in Appendix III for a list of data elements in the Severity Measures files. … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … weights.

  10. INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE (NIS), 2010

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    January 01, 2010 - Issued June 2012 Updated November 2015   Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Healthcare … sets of disease severity measures. … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … weights. … (to calculate national estimates) Discharge weights (Weights for 1988-1993 are on Hospital Weights

  11. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2010 - The AHRQ QIs are measures of quality associated with processes of care that occurred in an outpatient … • Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) reflect quality of care inside hospitals and include measures … QI measure. … Measures of Pediatric Health Care Quality Based on Hospital Administrative Data: The Pediatric Quality … The PQIs are measures of quality associated with processes and outcomes of care that occurred in an

  12. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2015 - of disease severity measures. … Refer to Table 3 in Appendix III for a list of data elements in the Severity Measures file. … files (record = hospital)  Table 3 for the Disease Severity Measures files (record = inpatient stay … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, Rockville, MD.

  13. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2003 - • Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) reflect quality of care inside hospitals and include measures … Because race/ethnicity is a pivotal measure for the NHDR, we explored the quality of the race/ethnicity … of the national measure. … • Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) reflect quality of care inside hospitals and include measures … Type of QI, Topic in NHQR, and Description of Measure Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) Management

  14. INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE (NIS), 2009

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    January 01, 2009 - Issued May 2011 Updated November 2015   Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Healthcare … sets of disease severity measures. … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … weights. … for all States in the 2009 NIS Disease Severity Measures files.

  15. HCUP-US Index Page

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    April 01, 2021 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights …     R Race and Ethnicity Disparities Readmission - Overview of Key Readmission Measures … Briefs Revisit Analyses - HCUP Supplemental Variables Revisit Analyses - Overview of Key Readmission Measures … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/index_pqr.jsp … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

  16. Elixhauser Comorbidity Software, Version 3.7

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    June 01, 2017 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … The downloading information for creating the index weights is provided below. … In search of the perfect comorbidity measure for use with administrative claims data: does it exist? … Exploration of ICD-9-CM coding of chronic diseases within the Elixhauser Comorbidity Measure in patients … A new Elixhauser-based comorbidity summary measure to predict in-hospital mortality.

  17. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2015 - from four different sets of disease severity measures. … The NIS Inpatient Core and Hospital Weights files are on CD-ROM #1, while the Disease Severity Measures … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … comorbidity measure: Obesity CM_PARA 2002-2006 AHRQ comorbidity measure: Paralysis CM_PERIVASC … measure: Solid tumor without metastasis CM_ULCER 2002-2006 AHRQ comorbidity measure: Peptic ulcer

  18. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NISIntroduction2013.pdf
    November 01, 2015 - of disease severity measures. … Refer to Table 3 in Appendix III for a list of data elements in the Severity Measures file. … Missing Values Missing data values can compromise the quality of estimates. … (to calculate national estimates) Discharge weights (weights for 1988- 1993 are on Hospital Weights … Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, Rockville, MD.

  19. An Introduction to LOINC

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL20LOINCIntroductionHammond.jsp
    December 20, 2010 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality … observation was made Examples Urine Blood Abdomen Heart TYPE OF SCALE The scale of measure … Scales may be Quantitative (true measurement) Ordinal (ranked set of options) Nominal (e.g … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

  20. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2003 - The QIs are measures of quality associated with processes of care that occurred in an outpatient or … The AHRQ QIs include three sets of measures: • Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs)—or ambulatory … • Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) reflect quality of care inside hospitals and include measures … Type of QI, Topic in NHQR, and Description of Measure Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) Management … Technical Specifications for HCUP Measures in the National Healthcare Quality Report and the National
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