Quality Measure Categories

Below are quality measures collected in three major clinical categories, as well as overall measures.
These measures are presented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the University HealthSystem Consortium. The UHC data are based upon 27 quality and patient safety measures prepared by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Cardiology

• Heart Failure Measures
• Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction) Measures
• AHRQ In Hospital Mortality Measures - Cardiology

Pneumonia

• Pneumonia Measures
• AHRQ In Hospital Mortality Measures - Pneumonia

Surgery

• Surgery Measures
• AHRQ Post Procedure Mortality Measures
• AHRQ Adult Safety Indicators - Surgical
• AHRQ Pediatric Safety Indicators - Surgical
• Clinical Effectiveness - Surgical

Overall Measures

• AHRQ In Hospital Mortality Measures - All
• Clinical Effectiveness - All
• AHRQ Adult Safety Indicators - Other
• AHRQ Pediatric Safety Indicators - Other

Patient Satisfaction

• Patient Satisfaction

Core Measures

• Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction) Measures
• Heart Failure Measures
• Pneumonia Measures
• Surgery Measures

AHRQ Adult Patient Safety Indicators (PSI)

• PSI90 AHRQ Adult Patient Safety for Selected Indicators

AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQI)

• IQI91 AHRQ Inpatient Mortality for Selected Conditions
• IQI90 AHRQ Inpatient Mortality for Selected Procedures