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AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators for California Hospitals

Published by Department of Health Care Access and Information | State of California | Catalog Last Checked: November 28, 2025 at 07:18 PM | Dataset Last Updated: November 06, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The Pediatric Quality Indicators (PDIs), developed by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), identify potential quality and patient safety issues specific to the pediatric inpatient population. HCAI will report hospital-level results on five PDIs - Accidental Puncture or Laceration, Neonatal Blood Stream Infection, Postoperative Respiratory Failure, Postoperative Sepsis, and Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection. The results were generated with the AHRQ software version 2024. This dataset does not include complications acquired in outpatient settings.

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  • 2021-2023 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators for California Hospitals

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  • Executive Summary for 2021 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators Report

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  • Executive Summary for 2022 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators Report

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  • Executive Summary for 2023 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators Report

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  • Technical Note for 2021 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators Report

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  • Technical Note for 2022 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators Report

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  • Technical Note for 2023 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators Report

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  • 2021 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators for California Hospitals

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  • 2022 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators for California Hospitals

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  • 2023 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators for California Hospitals

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  • Data Dictionary for 2021-2023 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators Report

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  • All resource data

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  "central venous catheter-related blood stream infection",
  "department of health care access and information",
  "hospital performance",
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modified 2025-11-06T22:53:59.956447
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  "Health and Human Services"
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title AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators for California Hospitals

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