Pediatric Prevention Quality Indicators (PDI) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality measure potentially preventable hospitalizations for conditions like asthma and diabetes. The dataset provides observed, expected, and risk-adjusted rates per 100,000 people for New York State resident zip codes beginning in 2009. Rates were calculated using SPARCS inpatient data and Claritas population information.
Use Cases
- Identify zip codes with high rates of preventable pediatric hospitalizations using Patient Zip Code, PDI Name, and Risk Adjusted Rate Per 100,000 People.
- Analyze trends over time for specific conditions like asthma using Discharge Year, PDI Name, and Observed Rate Per 100,000 People.
- Compare observed versus expected hospitalization rates for quality assessment using Observed Rate Per 100,000 People, Expected Rate Per 100,000 People, and Difference in Rates.
- Assess the impact of different software versions on indicator calculations using Software Version, PDI Number, and Risk Adjusted Rate Per 100,000 People.
Strengths
- Includes multiple calculated metrics for analysis: Observed, Expected, Risk-Adjusted, and Difference in Rates.
- Provides data at the resident zip code level, allowing for geographic analysis of healthcare outcomes.
- Covers multiple pediatric conditions (e.g., Asthma, Diabetes) with specific age criteria defined for each PDI.
- Data is updated regularly, with a last update timestamp of 2026-01-13 20:27:26.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
- The dataset's license and specific author information are not provided in the available metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- health.data.ny.gov, using New York State's Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) inpatient data and Claritas population information.
- Collection Method
- Rates were calculated from hospital inpatient discharge data and external population estimates.
- Time Range
- Beginning 2009.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-01-13 20:27:26; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New York State, presented by resident zip code and a statewide total.