National Quality Forum (NQF)
Endorsed Individual and Composite Measures

Last updated June, 2020

Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) Endorsed by NQF

Indicator		NQF Number
IQI 2 Pancreatic Resection Volume	Retired in v2019	366
IQI 4 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Volume	Retired in v2019	357
IQI 9 Pancreatic Resection Mortality Rate		365
IQI 11 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Mortality Rate		359
IQI 15 Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Mortality Rate		730
IQI 16 Heart Failure Mortality Rate		358
IQI 17 Acute Stroke Mortality Rate		467
IQI 18 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Mortality Rate		2065
IQI 19 Hip Fracture Mortality Rate		354
IQI 20 Pneumonia Mortality Rate		231
IQI 25 Bilateral Cardiac Catheterization Rate	Retired in v7.0	355

Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) Endorsed by NQF

Indicator		NQF Number
PSI 2 Death Rate in Low-Mortality Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs)		347
PSI 4 Death Rate among Surgical Inpatients with Serious Treatable Complications 2- Indicator withdrawn from NQF endorsement in 2017		N/A
PSI 5 Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count		363
PSI 6 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate		346
PSI 11 Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate		533
PSI 12 Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis Rate		450
PSI 15 Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate		345
PSI 16 Transfusion Reaction Volume Count1	Retired in v2019	349

1 PSI 04 or Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients with Serious Treatable Complications was submitted to the National Quality Forum (NQF) for continued endorsement. After three rounds of intensive review at both the NQF Surgery Standing Committee and the NQF Consensus Standards Approval Process (CSAC), AHRQ withdrew the measure from further consideration at NQF. AHRQ conducted rigorous testing which demonstrated that the measure is valid and reliable. Our findings were included in the materials submitted and reviewed at NQF (http://www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2017/04/Surgery_2015-2017_Final_Report.aspx). However, AHRQ has chosen not to continue with the NQF review process, pending a review of competing priorities. As with any measure withdrawn from consideration at NQF, endorsement was removed from the measure.

Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs) Endorsed by NQF

Indicator		NQF Number
NQI 3 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate		478
PDI 1 Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate		344
PDI 2 Pressure Ulcer Rate	Retired in v2019	337
PDI 3 Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count	Retired in v2019	362
PDI 5 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate		348
PDI 6 RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality Rate	Retired in v2019	339
PDI 7 RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Volume	Retired in v2019	340
PDI 13 Transfusion Reaction Volume Count1	Retired in v2019	350
PDI 14 Asthma Admission Rate		728
PDI 16 Gastroenteritis Admission Rate		727

Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) Endorsed by NQF

Indicator		NQF Number
PQI 1 Diabetes Short-Term Complications Admission Rate		272
PQI 2 Perforated Appendix Admission Rate	Retired in v2019	273
PQI 3 Diabetes Long-Term Complications Admission Rate		274
PQI 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Asthma in Older Adults Admission Rate		275
PQI 8 Heart Failure Admission Rate		277
PQI 9 Low Birth Weight Rate	No longer endorsed	278
PQI 10 Dehydration Admission Rate	Retired in v2019	280
PQI 11 Community-Acquired Pneumonia Admission Rate		279
PQI 12 Urinary Tract Infection Admission Rate		281
PQI 14 Uncontrolled Diabetes Admission Rate		638
PQI 15 Asthma in Younger Adults Admission Rate		283
PQI 16 Lower-Extremity Amputation among Patients with Diabetes Rate		285

Composite Indicators Endorsed by NQF

Indicator		NQF Number1
IQI 91 Mortality for Selected Conditions IQI 15 Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Mortality Rate IQI 16 Heart Failure Mortality Rate IQI 17 Acute Stroke Mortality Rate IQI 18 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Mortality Rate IQI 19 Hip Fracture Mortality Rate IQI 20 Pneumonia Mortality Rate	No longer endorsed	530 730 358 467 2065 354 231
PSI 90 Patient Safety for Selected Indicators2 PSI 3 Pressure Ulcer Rate PSI 6 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate PSI 7 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate PSI 8 Postoperative Hip Fracture Rate PSI 12 Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis Rate PSI 13 Postoperative Sepsis Rate PSI 14 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate PSI 15 Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate	No longer endorsed	531   346     450     345
PDI 19 Pediatric Patient Safety for Selected Indicators3 PDI 01 - Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate PDI 02 - Pressure Ulcer Rate PDI 05 - Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate PDI 10 - Postoperative Sepsis Rate PDI 11 - Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate PDI 12 - Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate	Retired in v2019	532 344 337 348

1 Individual measures within each composite that do not have an NQF Number are not individually endorsed by NQF.
2 PSI 9, PSI 10, and PSI 11 are not part of the NQF Endorsed Composite, but they are components of the AHRQ QITM Composite measure.
3 PDI 8 and PDI 9 are not part of the NQF Endorsed Composite, but they are components of the AHRQ QITM Composite measure.