AHRQ QI Software for SAS ICD10 Release Notes


Version 6.0.1
Release date September 6, 2016
No changes in PQI 09 stand alone module.

Version 6.0
Release date: July 12, 2016

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Quality Indicator modules are programs 
that apply the quality indicator technical specifications to user supplied discharge data.
To use these modules, users must have access to SAS which may be purchased from The SAS Institute.
The AHRQ Quality Indicator software is intended for use with discharges coded according to the
standards in place at the date of the discharge. Discharges should be classified under the 
ICD-10-CM/PCS specifications effective 10/1/2015.
   
The software includes separate programs for each of the following modules.
Patient Safety Indicators
Inpatient Safety Indicators
Pediatric Quality Indicators
Prevention Quality Indicators
Patient Safety Indictor 17 stand alone
Patient Quality Indicator 09 stand alone

Population File pop95t15.txt 1995-2015 Population - required for Area Measure rate calculations.
