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).

本数据集为包含自2009年起 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Prevention Quality Indicators – Adult (AHRQ PQI) 观察值与预期值的两个数据集之一。该数据集以县级行政单位为统计单元。AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) 是一套基于人群的指标，可用于结合医院住院患者出院数据，以识别门诊医疗服务敏感性条件。这些条件包括：1) 通过适当的门诊医疗服务，医院化需求可能得到预防；或2) 如果早期且适当治疗，病情可能减轻。所有 PQIs 仅适用于成年人群（18岁及以上）。数据中的比率系采用 Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) 住院数据和 Claritas 人群信息进行计算。对于每个 AHRQ PQI 的观察值与预期值，均按居民所在的县（包括全州总数）或邮政编码（包括全州总数）进行呈现。