The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is pleased to announce that the AHRQ QI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS software will be released in late July. Both the SAS QI and WinQI v2019 software will be available for download from the AHRQ QI website at: http://www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Software/Default.aspx.
The v2019 software will calculate risk-adjusted rates based on one full year of ICD-10-CM/PCS coded all-payer data.
The v2019 software release will include:
- SAS v2019 for ICD-10-CM/PCS. Software changes include:
- Risk adjustment with ICD-10-CM/PCS data
- Specification changes and Fiscal Year 2019 coding updates
- Updated area population file
- Renaming of SAS program files for consistency with the naming convention in the software instructions
- WinQI v2019for ICD-10-CM/PCS. Software changes include:
- Risk adjustment with ICD-10-CM/PCS data
- Specifications changes and FY 2019 coding updates
- Bug fixes around the Automation functions
AHRQ invites you to attend a webinar about the AHRQ QIs v2019 software on August 1, 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET. The webinar will discuss the retirement of select AHRQ QIs (not supported in v2019), a description of the risk-adjustment models, and changes to the SAS and WinQI v2019 software. Presentations by the AHRQ QI Team will be followed by a brief question and answer session.
Who Benefits from this Webinar: Organizations that have been using the AHRQ QI software, those that recently started using the AHRQ QIs and/or AHRQ QI software, and those that are considering their use
Webinar Details:
Save the Date: Learn about improvements to the AHRQ QI v2019 ICD-10-CM/PCS software by attending the webinar on August 1 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (ET). To register, please visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5863184637652706050