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) 观察值和预期值的两个数据集之一。该数据集以县级行政区为单位。 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 预防质量指标 (PQIs) 是一套基于人口统计的衡量标准，可用于与医院住院患者出院数据相结合，以识别门诊敏感性疾病。此类疾病包括：1) 通过适当的门诊护理可能预防的住院需求；或2) 如果早期且适当治疗，可能减轻的疾病严重程度。所有 PQIs 仅适用于成年人口（18岁以上）。预期值和观察值均采用 Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) 住院数据和 Claritas 人口信息进行计算。对于每个 AHRQ PQI 的观察值和预期值，均以居民所在县（包括全州总计）或居民邮政编码（包括全州总计）的形式呈现。