Do the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) assess quality of care for patients who receive care on an outpatient basis or in the emergency room?

Answer ID 107   |    Published 06/26/2006 03:17 PM   |    Updated 04/07/2009 01:05 AM
Do the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) assess quality of care for patients who receive care on an outpatient basis or in the emergency room?
No, the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) rely solely on inpatient hospital administrative data and do not assess quality of care for patients who are not admitted to a hospital. This is a known limitation of these indicators. Future versions of the AHRQ QIs may be developed that rely on additional data sources that will include patients receiving care in an outpatient basis or in an emergency room to generate a more comprehensive set of quality indicators to address other settings of care.
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