Introduction 

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed an array of health care decision making and research tools that can be used by program managers, researchers, and others at the Federal, State and local levels. One of these tools is the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs), which use hospital administrative data to highlight potential quality concerns, identify areas that need further study and investigation, and track changes over time.  The AHRQ QIs are comprised of the Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs), Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs), the Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), and the Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs).

• What are the AHRQ QIs?
• Why were the AHRQ QIs developed?
• What questions can AHRQ QIs help users answer?
• How can the AHRQ QIs be used in quality assessment?

Site Navigation

The Site Map contains a listing of all pages on this site.
The QI software and documentation can be found on the Downloads page.
Help and technical assistance for the QIs can be reached through the Support page.
Sign up to receive E-mail notification of new QI developments on the QI Mailing List page.
A list of frequently asked questions is available on the Frequently Asked Questions page.
The QI Mailing List Archive page contains a listing of messages sent from the QI Mailing List.
A periodic newsletter contains news and advice on QI usage.