How To Improve Performance on the AHRQ Inpatient Quality and Patient Safety Indicators

Slide Presentation from the Webinar on AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit

AHRQ developed a toolkit to help hospitals understand the Quality Indicators or QIs. To orient users to the toolkit, AHRQ held a Web seminar on February 15, 2012. This is the slide presentation made by Joanna Jiang, Donna Farley, Peter Hussey, and Ellen Robinson.

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How To Improve Performance on the AHRQ Inpatient Quality and Patient Safety Indicators:

Introducing a Toolkit for Hospitals

Webinar
February 15, 2012
2:30-4:00 pm ET

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Our Speakers

Joanna Jiang, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Donna Farley, PhD
Senior Health Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation

Peter Hussey, PhD
Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation

Ellen Robinson, PT, ATC
Clinical Quality Specialist, UW Medicine at Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington

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Our Agenda

  • Purpose of the Toolkit.
  • Overview of the Toolkit.
  • Development of the Toolkit.
  • Key Findings from Field Tests.
  • Using the Toolkit.

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Getting More Information

  • Where can I find the Toolkit?
    http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qitoolkit.
  • Can other people hear this presentation later?
    Yes, a video of this Webinar will be available on the Toolkit page.
  • Will I be able to learn more about the Toolkit?
    Yes, audio interviews about specific tools will be added to the Toolkit page.

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How-to's

  • Hearing us: Please turn on your speakers. Audio is provided through your computer.
  • Asking questions: Please type your questions into the "Q&A" box on your screen.
  • Using closed captioning.
  • Getting help: For technical assistance, please call 800-422-3623.

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Why the AHRQ QIs?
...Increased Use in Policy

AHRQ QIs appear in public reports in 26 states

Image: Map shows the States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Reports PSIs and IQIs on Hospital Compare

AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs)

  • PSI 04—Death among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications.
  • PSI 06—Iatrogenic pneumothorax.
  • PSI 11—Postoperative respiratory failure.
  • PSI 12—Postoperative PE or DVT.
  • PSI 14—Postoperative wound dehiscence.
  • PSI 15—Accidental puncture or laceration.
  • PSI Composite—Complication/patient safety for selected PSI.

AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs)

  • IQI 11—Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair mortality.
  • IQI 19—Hip fracture mortality rate.
  • IQI Composite #2—Mortality for selected medical conditions.
Current as of March 2012
Internet Citation: How To Improve Performance on the AHRQ Inpatient Quality and Patient Safety Indicators: Slide Presentation from the Webinar on AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit. March 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/webinar0215/introtoolkit/introtoolkit.html