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Prevention Quality Indicators
The number of hospital admissions for ambulatory sensitive conditions by county are known as prevention quality indicators, or PQIs. Additional information about PQIs can be obtained from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Data on PQIs for all Colorado hospital admissions can be found at the Colorado Hospital Association web site.
The data:
- are displayed in quintiles based on the county's performance related to the statewide median for the specific PQI (acute, chronic, or overall)
- reflect hospital discharges attributed to county by client county of residence
- are calculated on a per 100,000 basis to facilitate comparison with AHRQ national data.
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| Chronic |
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| Overall |
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| Acute PQIs | Chronic PQIs | Additional PQIs |
| Dehydration | Diabetes, short-term complications | Perforated appendicitis |
| Bacterial pneumonia | Diabetes, long-term complications | Low birth weight |
| Urinary infections | Angina without procedure | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | ||
| Hypertension | ||
| Congestive heart failure | ||
| Adult asthma | ||
| Lower extremity amputations among patients with diabetes | ||
| Uncontrolled diabetes |