Assignment of Quality Indicators to Clinical Categories


Clinical Category Mortality
Overall
Complications
Overall
Inpatient
Quality
Process
of Care
Patient
Safety
Patient
Satisfaction
Overall Hospital Care Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Overall Medical Care Yes -- Yes Yes Yes* Yes
Overall Surgical Care Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cardiac Care Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* --
Major Cardiac Surgery Yes Yes Yes -- Yes* --
Orthopedic Care Yes Yes -- -- Yes* --
Major Orthopedic Surgery Yes Yes Yes -- Yes* --
Neurological Care Yes Yes Yes -- Yes* --
Major Neuro-Surgery Yes Yes Yes -- Yes* --
General Surgery Yes Yes Yes -- Yes* --
Cancer Care Yes Yes -- -- Yes* --
Respiratory Care Yes -- Yes Yes Yes* --

-- Not Available

* Global screening using The Delta Group’s Global Risk-Adjusted Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) Index™ (G-RAPSI™); otherwise using AHRQ-specific PSIs.