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Table 1 Chronic and acute conditions included in AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicators*

From: The effect of North Carolina free clinics on hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions among the uninsured

ACS conditions related to chronic illness (PQI #92)

diabetes with short-term complications

Diabetes with long-term complications

uncontrolled diabetes without complications

Diabetes with lower-extremity amputation

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Asthma

hypertension

Heart failure

angina without a cardiac procedure

 

ACS conditions related to acute conditions (PQI#91)

dehydration

Bacterial pneumonia

urinary tract infections

 
  1. *AHRQ’s overall PQI includes all 12 conditions listed above
  2. Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Quality indicator User Guide: Preventions quality indicators (PQI) composite measures Rockville, MD: US Department of Health & Human Services; 2011