Texas Health Data - Inpatient Quality Indicators

Inpatient Quality Indicators

Mortality indicators reporting the percentage of patients who died in the hospital after undergoing a specific type of surgery. Utilization indicators reflecting the use of certain procedures about which questions have been raised about overuse or underuse.

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Data Source

Texas Health Care Information Collection (THCIC)

Data Description

The Quality Indicators (QIs) are a set of indicators that provide a perspective of the quality of care in hospitals and the surrounding area. The Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) provide a perspective on hospital quality of care using hospital administrative inpatient claims data.

The volume measures report the number of times the procedure is performed in the hospital.

The mortality indicators report the percentage of patients who died in the hospital after undergoing a specific type of surgery.

The utilization indicators reflect the use of certain procedures about which questions have been raised about overuse or underuse.

Important Note

Starting 2015, a significant change in coding systems occurred. Federal requirements necessitated the change in coding systems, from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) and International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS). The change occurred on October 1, 2015. The change will make the data difficult to utilize and compare between 2016 data and between QI reports from previous years.

Hospital Comments

THCIC did not receive any comments from hospitals for year 2019 QI reports.

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