Quality Indicator Development

The resources below broadly apply to the Quality Indicator models and provide valuable background information on their development.

Quality Indicator Development

• AHRQ Quality Indicator Measure Development, Implementation, Maintenance and Retirement:
• Summary Report, January 2011
• Full Report, May 2011
• ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS Conversion of AHRQ Quality Indicators, March 2011
• AHRQ Quality Indicator Empirical Methods, May 2011
• Estimating Risk-Adjustment Models Incorporating Data on Present on Admission
• Calculating Standard Errors and Confidence Intervals for the AHRQ Quality Indicators
• o Development of QI for the Home and Community-Based Services Population:
• Technical Report
• Appendix 1A Details of Literature Review
• Appendix 1B Details of Expert Panels
• AHRQ RAHM Workgroup Technical Report

Quality Indicator Reporting

• AHRQ QI Model Report
1. Composite Model Report
2. Health Topic Model Report
• Summary Statement on Comparative Hospital Public Reporting
• Guidance on Using the AHRQ QI for Hospital-Level Comparative Reporting, June 2009

National Quality Forum

• List of AHRQ QI Endorsed by the National Quality Forum