The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is pleased to announce that the AHRQ QI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS software will be released in late July. Both the SAS QI and WinQI v2019 software will be available for download from the AHRQ QI website at: http://www.qualityindicators.
The v2019 software will calculate risk-adjusted rates based on one full year of ICD-10-CM/PCS coded all-payer data.
The v2019 software release will include:
- SAS v2019 for ICD-10-CM/PCS. Software changes include:
- Risk adjustment with ICD-10-CM/PCS data
- Specification changes and Fiscal Year 2019 coding updates
- Updated area population file
- Renaming of SAS program files for consistency with the naming convention in the software instructions
- WinQI v2019for ICD-10-CM/PCS. Software changes include:
- Risk adjustment with ICD-10-CM/PCS data
- Specifications changes and FY 2019 coding updates
- Bug fixes around the Automation functions
AHRQ invites you to attend a webinar about the AHRQ QIs v2019 software on August 1, 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET. The webinar will discuss the retirement of select AHRQ QIs (not supported in v2019), a description of the risk-adjustment models, and changes to the SAS and WinQI v2019 software.Presentations by the AHRQ QI Team will be followed by a brief question and answer session.
Who Benefits from this Webinar: Organizations that have been using the AHRQ QI software, those that recently started using the AHRQ QIs and/or AHRQ QI software, and those that are considering their use
Webinar Details:
Save the Date: Learn about improvements to the AHRQ QI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS software by attending the webinar on August 1 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (ET). To register, please visithttps://attendee.gotowebinar.
Sincerely,
The AHRQ Quality Indicator Support Team
About the AHRQ Quality Indicators
The AHRQ QIs include four sets of measures—Patient Safety Indicators, Inpatient Quality Indicators, Prevention Quality Indicators, and Pediatric Quality Indicators—which address quality of care for patients hospitalized for a broad range of procedures or conditions that are high risk, problem prone, and/or high volume. The AHRQ QIs represent a national standard and are publicly available at no cost to the user. Many of the indicators are endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF), suggesting that stakeholders across the healthcare enterprise view the measures as "best in class". They can be used to support quality improvement efforts, public reporting, and accountability programs, and ultimately to help provide safe, effective care to patients. Many of the AHRQ QIs are used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other payers for quality monitoring, and other initiatives. Hospitals and health systems can use AHRQ QIs as part of an overall performance initiative to improve the quality of care. For more information about the AHRQ QIs visit http://www.qualityindicators.
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