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Inpatient Quality Indicators DownloadUser Guide and Technical SpecificationThe User Guide and Technical Specification provide direction on the rationale of the Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs). It also provides an overview of the methods used to identify, select, and evaluate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs), a summary of the literature based evidence, empirical rates based on the State Inpatient Databases, and detailed definitions for each IQI. Potential users of this document include hospitals, State data organizations, and hospital associations. SoftwareCovariates Used in Risk AdjustmentTwo sets of covariates are provided for the IQIs. One group is based on a reference population that includes "Present on Admission" data (new in v3.1), and the other does not. The two versions correspond to the two selections you may make within the QI software. (SAS Control file, WinQI is determined automatically based on the loaded data.) Change DocumentsIQI Change Log: The Change Log document provides a cumulative summary of all changes made to the IQI software, software documentation and user guide since the original release of these documents in November 2001. Previous years' coding changes can be found on the IQI Archive page.
Technical DocumentationThe technical review of research underlying the development of the quality indicators is available here. The Prevention Quality Indicators and Inpatient Quality Indicators were developed from the HCUP Quality Indicators. The research is summarized along with revisions in the IQI Guide that may be downloaded above.
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Internet Citation: Inpatient Quality Indicators Download. AHRQ Quality Indicators. March 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/iqi_download.htm |
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