Conversion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Quality Indicators from ICD‐9‐CM to ICD‐10‐CM/PCS: The Process, Results, and Implications for Users

Objective To convert the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) from International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) specifications to ICD, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification and Procedure Classification System (IC...

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Published in:Health services research 2018-10, Vol.53 (5), p.3704-3727
Main Authors: Utter, Garth H., Cox, Ginger L., Atolagbe, Oluseun O., Owens, Pamela L., Romano, Patrick S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
administrative data
Digital mapping
GEMs
ICD‐10‐CM/PCS
ICD‐9‐CM
Medical care
Medical care quality
Methods
Quality indicators
Quality management
Quality of Care
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Summary:Objective To convert the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) from International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) specifications to ICD, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification and Procedure Classification System (ICD‐10‐CM/PCS) specifications. Data Sources ICD‐9‐CM and ICD‐10‐CM/PCS classifications, General Equivalence Maps (GEMs). Study Design We convened 77 clinicians and coders to evaluate ICD‐10‐CM/PCS codes mapped from ICD‐9‐CM using automated GEMs. We reviewed codes to develop “legacy” specifications resembling those in ICD‐9‐CM and “enhanced” specifications addressing enhanced capabilities of ICD‐10‐CM/PCS. Data Collection/Extraction Methods We tabulated the numbers of mapped codes, added nonmapped codes, and deleted mapped codes to achieve the specifications. Principal Findings Of 212 clinical concepts (sets of codes) that comprise the QI specifications, we either added nonmapped codes to or deleted mapped codes from 115 (54 percent). The legacy and enhanced specifications differed for 46 sets (22 percent), affecting 67 of the 101 QIs (66 percent). Occasionally, concepts that defied conversion required reformulation of indicators. Conclusions Converting the AHRQ QIs to ICD‐10‐CM/PCS required a detailed, thorough process beyond automated mapping of codes. Differences between the legacy and enhanced versions of the QIs are frequently minor but sometimes substantive.
ISSN:0017-9124
1475-6773
DOI:10.1111/1475-6773.12981