Figure 3.1. Frequency of Use of Specific AHRQ IQIs among 42 Users of the AHRQ QIs (Text Description)

Evaluation of the Use of AHRQ and Other Quality Indicators

Figure 3.1. depicts five categories of quality indicators measured against frequency of use in a columnar graph. The data represented by this graph is contained in the following table.

Category	IQI Indicator Number	Frequency (number of users)
Volume of Procedures	1	15
	2	15
	3	12
	4	15
	5	14
	6	15
	7	15
Mortality Rates for Surgical Procedures	8	15
	9	15
	10	10
	11	18
	12	23
	13	19
	14	18
	30	18
	31	17
Mortality Rates for Medical Conditions	15	21
	16	23
	17	23
	18	19
	19	19
	20	22
	32	16
Area-Level Procedure Utilization Rates	21	14
	22	13
	23	13
	24	13
	25	12
	33	15
	34	12
Hospital-Level Procedure Utilization Rates	26	12
	27	11
	28	11
	29	11

Source: RAND analysis of environmental scan results.

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Current as of December 2007

Internet Citation: Figure 3.1. Frequency of Use of Specific AHRQ IQIs among 42 Users of the AHRQ QIs (Text Description): Evaluation of the Use of AHRQ and Other Quality Indicators. December 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/qualityindicators/chapter3-fig3-1text.html