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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) are measures of health care quality that make use of readily available hospital inpatient administrative data.

The AHRQ QIs consist of four modules measuring various aspects of quality:

News

August 31 – Update on Status of AHRQ Quality Indicators for Windows Version 4.1b and SAS® Version 4.1b

July 2 – Release of AHRQ Quality Indicators for Windows Version 4.1a and SAS® Version 4.1a

May 12 – Webinar on Estimating Risk-Adjustment Models Incorporating Data on Present on Admission

May 5 – Estimating Risk-Adjustment Models Incorporating Data on Present on Admission

April 21: Two-part Webinar on Quality Indicators use of Present on Admission (POA) Data

January 25: Slides for Webinar on Quality Indicators Version 4.1 Changes, Session 2

January 20: Reminder, Webinar on Quality Indicators Version 4.1 Changes, Session 1, Part 2 Access Information

January 12: Slides for Webinar on Quality Indicators Version 4.1 Changes, Session 1

January 7: Webinar on Quality Indicators Version 4.1 Changes, Session 1 Access Information

December 29: Webinar on Quality Indicators Version 4.1 Changes

December 18 – Release of AHRQ Quality Indicators for SAS® Version 4.1

September 4 – Release of AHRQ Quality Indicator Beta Version 4.0a for SAS®

August 20 – PLEASE READ Important Information Regarding Risk-Adjustment for AHRQ Quality Indicator Version 4.0

June 29 –Release of AHRQ Quality Indicator Version 4.0

June 2009 -AHRQ QI Guide to Comparative Reporting (version 1.0)

AHRQ QI Validation Pilot Phase II_Interest Form

AHRQ Quality Indicators Draft Model Reports

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