Patient Safety Measures

For more information about the Serious Complications and Death measures (AHRQ measures):

• Visit the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator Resources Web site at http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Modules/psi_resources.aspx
• Visit the Inpatient Quality Indicator Resources Web site for the technical specifications at http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Modules/iqi_resources.aspx
• Contact support@qualityindicators.ahrq.gov.
• Call 1-888-512-6090

For information about Medicare’s calculations and reporting of these claims-based measures:

• Visit http://www.qualitynet.org and select Hospitals-Inpatient, Claims-Based Measures, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Indicators.
• Contact AHRQmeasuresforIQR@mathematica-mpr.com.

For the Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) measures, refer to the fact sheet, frequently-asked questions, measure specifications, and a mock hospital-specific report on the QualityNet Web site at http://qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?cid=%201228759488899&pagename=QnetPublic%2FPage%2FQnetTier3&c=Page

For more information on Healthcare Associated Infections, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health and Safety Network.