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Technical Report and Technical Specification

The Technical Report and Technical Specification provide direction on the rationale of the Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs). 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 pediatric QI. Potential users of this document include hospitals, State data organizations, and hospital associations.

• Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDI) Brochure, February 2006
   

• Measures of Pediatric Health Care Quality Based on Hospital Administrative Data, The Pediatric Quality Indicators. Ver 3.1 March 2007

  • Appendix A. Literature Methods

  • Appendix B. Clinical Review Panels

  • Appendix C. Panel packet example

  • Appendix D. Peer Reviewers

• Pediatric Quality Indicators Technical Specifications, Ver 3.2, March 2008

• Pediatric Quality Indicators Comparative Data for Provider Indicators, Ver 3.1

• Pediatric Quality Indicators Comparative Data for Area Indicators, Ver 3.1

Software

• Quality Indicators Software Download

Covariates Used in Risk Adjustment

Four sets of covariates are  provided for the PDIs in two documents.  For provider level indicators, you may choose between a reference population that includes "Present on Admission" data (new in v3.1), and the other that does not.  For Area level indicators you may choose between risk adjustment based on age or based on age and the socioeconomic decile of each county.  These versions correspond to the selections you may make within the QI software.  (SAS Control file covariate settings, WinQI provider covariates is determined automatically based on the loaded data and area covariates may be selected on the report options.)

• PDI Covariates, Ver 3.1

• PDI Covariates with POA and Without SES Decile, Ver 3.1

Change Documents

• Change Log to PDI Software and Documentation

  • PDI Change Log May 2006 - Present

   

• Fiscal Year 2008 Coding Changes (effective October 1, 2007)

  • PDI FY2008 Indicator Changes

Technical Documentation

The technical review of research underlying the development of the quality indicators is available here.

• Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDI) Composite Measure Workgroup Final Report, March 2008
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Documentation in Microsoft Word® Format

• PDI Measures Document

• PDI Technical Specifications

• PDI FY2008 Indicator Changes