Amino’s safety and quality measures are based on methods independently developed and endorsed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and National Quality Forum (NQF).
C-section rate
Amino’s C-section rate is defined as the percentage of deliveries that are first-time C-sections without a hysterotomy to terminate pregnancy. As determined by the AHRQ, this rate excludes deliveries with these complications:
- Abnormal presentation
- Preterm delivery
- Fetal death
- Multiple gestation diagnoses
- Breech procedure
Sepsis rate
Amino’s sepsis rate is defined as the percentage of elective surgical discharges with a secondary diagnosis of postoperative sepsis. As determined by the AHRQ, this rate excludes cases with:
- A principal diagnosis of sepsis
- A secondary diagnosis of sepsis present on admission
- A principal diagnosis of infection
- A secondary diagnosis of infection present on admission (only if they also have a secondary diagnosis of sepsis)
- Obstetric discharges
Source: AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator 13 (PSI 13) Postoperative Sepsis Rate, Version 6.0
To compute these measures, Amino analyzed proprietary claims data from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016. Claims that use ICD-10 codes were converted to ICD-9 codes using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2016 General Equivalence Mappings (GEM) for proceduresand diagnoses.
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