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HQIP Participating Hospitals

Hospital Name HCAI ID System Adventist Health Bakersfield 106150788 Adventist Adventist Health Bakersfield Heart Hospital 106154101 Adventist Adventist Health Clear Lake 106171049 Adventist Adventist Health Dameron Hospital 106390846 Adventist Adventist Health Delano 106150706 Adventist Adventist Health Glendale 106190323 Adventist Adventist Health Hanford 106164029 Adventist Adventist Health Howard Memorial 106234038 Adventist Adventist Health Lodi Memorial 106390923 […]

Downloading the Model Quality Dashboard

Instructions for Updating the Model Quality Dashboard Using the QTD Report in HQIP Note: Hospitals are not required or expected to use this model dashboard. The measures included on the model quality dashboard are recommended, but ultimately hospitals may choose which measures to include on their individual dashboard. For more information about the Quality Transparency […]

CHPSOData

CHPSOData is the engine propelling members toward zero harm. This powerful patient safety analytics platform is continuously evolving with smarter, sharper analytics to keep you ahead in the race for safer care. Patient safety is a complex domain that requires sophisticated and focused solutions. CHPSOData optimizes the uploading, reporting, and analytics process, ensuring that data […]

HQIP User Guides, Methodology & Measure Details Resources

Links, User Guides, & Contacts

  • Measures, Analytics, & Reports
  • Platform User Guide (May 2025 revision)
  • Bulk Data & AB 2876 Uploads
  • SFTP User Guide (May 2025 revision)
  • Demos, Accounts, Questions, & Tech Support
  • Enrollment Contracts & Templates

  • Platform Service Agreement (SA).
  • Business Associate Agreement (BAA)
  • Platform Measures, Filters, & Grouping

  • Measure Data Dictionary (updated soon)
  • Filter Coding Spreadsheet (May 2025 revision)
  • Comparison Group Peers Spreadsheet (March 2025 revision)
  • Data Flow Instructions & Templates

  • Data Overview & Details Page – Much more detailed information and links

    NHSN HAI Data

  • NHSN HQIP Group Join Instructions
  • Recent Encounter Data (SIERA )

  • Uploading HCAI Recent Data into HQIP (SIERA – How To Guide) – last updated May 2025
  • Running HCAI Custom Reports to Obtain Corrected Recent Data (SIERA – Download) – last updated May 2022
  • Historical Encounter Data (AB 2876)

  • HCAI Justification Grid to Request Inpatient – v2025
  • HCAI Justification Grid to Request ED/AS – v2025
  • How to Upload to the HQIP SFTP – last updated May 2025
  • HQIP Report Methodology and Codesets

    Adverse Drug Events – last updated June 2021, no recent update as of April 2025.

  • Anticoagulant Methodology
  • Hypoglycemic Methodology
  • Opioids Methodology
  • Adverse Drug Events Codeset Excel
  • AHRQ’s Quality Indicators – last updated September 2024

  • PSI Composite Methodology
  • PSI Codeset
  • IQI Composite Methodology
  • IQI Codeset
  • PDI Codeset
  • CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

  • Conferring HAI Data Rights to HQI on the NHSN SAMS Portal
  • CMS Case Mix Index

    CMS Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse – last updated July 2024

  • CCW Chronic Conditions Algorithm – Updated July 2024
  • CCW Other Chronic Health, Mental Health, and Potentially Disabling Conditions Algorithm – Updated February 2023
  • CCW Codeset v2024 Excel
  • CMS Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program

  • Methodology
  • Excel Codeset – last updated October 2023
  • California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative

    Cancer Surgery Volumes

  • Cancer Surgery Methodology
  • Cancer Surgery Codeset
  • Demographics & Other Encounter Characteristics

    Emergency Department (ED) Revisits

    HCUP Comorbidity (Elixhauser) – last updated November 2024

  • Website View Downloaded Page
  • Comorbidity Methodology
  • Comorbidity Codeset
  • Inpatient Encounter Outcome

  • Diagnosis
  • Procedure
  • Modified MSDRG Family Mappings
  • Distribution by Principal Diagnosis/Procedure
  • Rates, Trends & Benchmarks by Principal Diagnosis/Procedure
  • Local Health Plan Reports

  • Methodology
  • Excel Codeset – last updated September 2023
  • Methodology
  • Excel Codeset – last updated July 2022
  • CDC SAM’s Portal
  • Readmission Rates, Distributions & Volumes

  • Methodology
  • Excel Codeset – last updated July 2024
  • Methodology
  • Excel Codeset – last updated July 2024
  • Methodology
  • Excel Codeset – last updated July 2024
  • Methodology
  • Excel Codeset – see below in the Sepsis & Septic Shock category
  • Methodology
  • Excel Codeset – see below in the Sepsis & Septic Shock category
  • Sepsis & Septic Shock

  • Methodology
  • Excel Codeset – last updated July 2024
  • Social Determinants of Health

  • Methodology – last updated January 2022
  • Codeset – last updated June 2024
  • QTD Template

  • QTD Empty Template
  • HQIP Data Inputs, Guidance & Instructions

    How Hospitals Provide Data to HQIP HQIP uses three data sources that hospitals already maintain or can access at no cost to generate quality reports, benchmarking, and performance dashboards. NHSN infection data (shared through the CDC NHSN group) HCAI SIERA encounter files (uploaded by the hospital) Statewide patient-level comparison data from HCAI (AB 2876 datasets) […]

    Legal Counsel Discussion Group

    Interested counsel may join a discussion group that offers support and an opportunity to learn about the new legal privileges and challenges of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. This group generally holds conference calls quarterly. 

    Job Opportunities

    Quality and patient safety positions at your organization may be listed on the CHPSO Job Board free of charge. If you are a member of CHPSO, the California Hospital Association or key partner of the Hospital Quality Institute and would like to list your opportunities on this page, please contact info@chpso.org. The following guidelines apply: The opportunity […]

    Sentinel Signal Detection Reporting

    HQI’s sentinel signal detection system automatically detects abnormal changes (i.e., signals) in the incidence of diagnosis codes from hospital discharge records in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP), as well as term frequencies from the Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO) safety reports. Latest Reports

    Core Programs

    HQI consists of several programs focusing on quality improvement and patient safety. Each program works separately as well as integrated with each other so that reporting redundancy is eliminated, multiple contacts are minimized, and hospital staff focus on improvement goals with the entire support network of HQI.