Hospital Inpatient Prevention Quality Indicators (PQI) for Adult Discharges by County (SPARCS): Beginning 2009

This is one of two datasets that contain observed and expected rates for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Prevention Quality Indicators – Adult (AHRQ PQI) beginning in 2009. This dataset is at the county level. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) are a set of population based measures that can be used with hospital inpatient discharge data to identify ambulatory care sensitive conditions. These are conditions where 1) the need for hospitalization is potentially preventable with appropriate outpatient care, or 2) conditions that could be less severe if treated early and appropriately. All PQIs apply only to adult populations (over the age of 18 years). The rates were calculated using Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) inpatient data and Claritas population information.

The observed rates and expected rates for each AHRQ PQI is presented by either resident county (including a statewide total) or resident zip code (including a statewide total).

本数据集为包含2009年起观察值与预期值之两大数据集之一，所述数据集按县级单位进行划分。美国卫生研究与质量管理局（AHRQ）预防质量指标（PQI）是一系列基于人群的衡量标准，可应用于医院住院患者出院数据，以识别门诊敏感性疾病。此类疾病包括：1）通过适当的门诊医疗服务可能预防的住院需求；或2）若早期且恰当地治疗，病情可能减轻的条件。所有PQI仅适用于成年人群（年龄超过18岁）。观察值与预期值均采用全州规划与研究合作系统（SPARCS）住院数据及Claritas人口信息进行计算。每个AHRQ PQI的观察值与预期值均按居民所在的县级单位（含全州总计）或居民邮政编码（含全州总计）进行展示。