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Urinary Tract Infection Admission Rate (PQI 12)

CBE ID
0281
Project
Prevention and Population Health
Endorsed
New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) Cycle
Spring 2018
Is Under Review
No
Measure Description

Admissions with a principal diagnosis of urinary tract infection per 100,000 population, ages 18 years and older. Excludes kidney or urinary tract disorder 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.]

  • Measure Type
    Outcome
    Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
    No
    Level Of Analysis
    Population: Community, County or City
    Population: Regional and State
    Care Setting
    Hospital
    Numerator

    Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with a principal ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for urinary tract infection.

    [NOTE: By definition, discharges with a principal diagnosis of urinary tract infection 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.]

    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

    Testing Data Sources
    Claims Data
  • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
    Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Prevention and Population Health Spring Cycle 2018
    Initial Endorsement
    Endorsement Status
    Endorsement Removed
    Last Updated
    Removal Date