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Community Acquired Pneumonia Admission Rate (PQI 11)

CBE ID
0279
1.4 Project
Prevention and Population Health
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Spring 2020
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

Discharges with a principal diagnosis of community acquired bacterial pneumonia per 100,000 population, age 18 or older. Excludes sickle cell or hemoglobin-S admissions, other indications of immunocompromised state admissions, obstetric admissions, and transfers from other institutions.

[NOTE: The software provides the rate per population. However, common practice reports the measure as per 100,000 population. The user must multiply the rate obtained from the software by 100,000 to report admissions per 100,000 population.]

    • 1.14 Numerator

      Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for bacterial pneumonia (ACSBACD).

      [NOTE: By definition, discharges with a principal diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia are precluded from an assignment of MDC 14 by grouper software. Thus, obstetric discharges should not be considered in the PQI rate, though the AHRQ QI™ software does not explicitly exclude obstetric cases.]

    • 1.15 Denominator

      Population ages 18 years and older in metropolitan area* or county. Discharges in the numerator are assigned to the denominator based on the metropolitan area or county of the patient residence, not the metropolitan area or county of the hospital where the discharge occurred.

      *The term “metropolitan area” (MA) was adopted by the U.S. Census in 1990 and referred collectively to metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), consolidated metropolitan statistical areas (CMSAs), and primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSAs). In addition, “area” could refer to either 1) FIPS county, 2) modified FIPS county, 3) 1999 OMB Metropolitan Statistical Area, or 4) 2003 OMB Metropolitan Statistical Area. Micropolitan Statistical Areas are not used in the QI software.

    • Exclusions

      Not applicable.

    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Prevention and Population Health Spring Cycle 2020
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
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