Now Available: AHRQ SAS QI and WinQI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS Software

Now Available: AHRQ SAS QI and WinQI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS Software

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is pleased to release the SAS QI and WinQI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS software. Available at: http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Software/Default.aspx. Important Notes: Risk adjustment: Risk adjustment is now supported in the SAS QI and WinQI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS Population File: The updated QI population file intercensal and postcensal estimates of county-level population by single-year age group, sex, race, and Hispanic origin covering the years 2000 through 2018 from the US Census Bureau. The population file uses Census estimates for singe year age population to create AHRQ age bands. Please see the details around the population methodology at: https://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Software/SAS/V2019/AHRQ_QI_ICD10_Census_Population_File_v2019.pdf Rates: The SAS QI and WinQI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS software produces both observed and risk adjusted rates. Retired Indicators: 21 Quality Indicators (3, PQIs, 8 IQIs, 1 PSI and 9 PDIs) are retired in AHRQ QI v2019. Please see details on the retired indicators at: https://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/Retirement%20Notice_v2019_Indicators.pdf Software Updates: SAS QI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS software: Includes FY2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS coding updates Software download is available separately for each module at: http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Software/SAS.aspx WinQI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS software: Includes FY2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS coding updates Download a single ICD-10 installer package for all four modules at:http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Software/winQI.aspx  For a complete list of the indicator level changes, refer to the Change Logs for each module: Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs): https://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PQI/V2019/ChangeLog_PQI_v2019.pdf            Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs): https://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/IQI/V2019/ChangeLog_IQI_v2019.pdf Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs): https://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PSI/V2019/ChangeLog_PSI_v2019.pdf Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs): https://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/PDI/V2019/ChangeLog_PDI_v2019.pdf  If you have any questions or would like to talk with a member of the AHRQ QI Support Team, please contact us at QISupport@ahrq.hhs.gov. Sincerely, The AHRQ QI Team About the AHRQ QI Software The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers free software to help organizations using the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) generate results that are both accurate and actionable. Use of this free software ensures a standard, trusted approach to quality measurement and means more resources are available for supporting improvements to patient care. The AHRQ QI software uses readily available data, requiring only administrative data that are already collected and reported by hospitals in most States. Using administrative data for measurement promotes consistency when evaluating performance over time and across initiatives and reduces costs associated with data collection and reporting. The software is compatible with two commonly used platforms, SAS and Windows, and is updated on an annual basis. To learn more about the AHRQ QI software, visit http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/software/.