Hospital Inpatient Prevention Quality Overall Composite Risk Adjusted Rate per 100,000 for Pediatric Discharges by County and Year: Beginning 2009

This chart shows the overall risk adjusted rate per 100,000 for hospital inpatient prevention quality indicators (all payers) for pediatric discharges by county and year. The dataset contains observed, expected, and risk-adjusted rates for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Pediatric Quality Indicators – Pediatric (AHRQ PDI) beginning in 2009.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs) are a set of population based measures that can be used with hospital inpatient discharge data to identify ambulatory care sensitive conditions. These are conditions where 1) the need for hospitalization is potentially preventable with appropriate outpatient care, or 2) conditions that could be less severe if treated early and appropriately. Both the Urinary Tract Infection and Gastroenteritis PDIs include admissions for patients aged 3 months through 17 years. The asthma PDI includes admissions for patients aged 2 through 17 years. Eligible admissions for the Diabetes Short-term Complications PDI includes admissions for patients aged 6 through 17 years.

The rates were calculated using Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) inpatient data and Claritas population information.

The observed, expected, risk-adjusted rates, and difference in rates, for each AHRQ PDI are presented by either resident county (including a statewide total). To view the data presented by resident zip code (including a statewide tota), go to: https://health.data.ny.gov/Health/Hospital-Inpatient-Prevention-Quality-Indicators-P/2xc5-n3zd. For more information, check out: http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/sparcs/. The "About" tab contains additional details concerning this dataset.