Welcome to the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Health Care Information Center. Health care is very individualized to patient needs and patient care. As consumers, it is important that we all have access to reliable information about health care costs and quality to assist in making the best, most informed decisions.
The center provides both performance and outcome information on hospitals in Kentucky, as well as information about quality of care. Additionally, we will provide measurements of how well preventive care efforts are working to reduce the number of inpatient stays in Kentucky hospitals.
To learn more about these Quality Indicators and to access the reports, click the links below:
Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs)
Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs)
Hospital Information
Quality Measures
Quality indicators provide hospital-by-hospital comparisons on selected, nationally-recognized measures from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs) measure the quality of care provided by hospitals by summarizing the frequency and outcome of selected inpatient procedures. These indicators are risk-adjusted to more fairly compare performance across hospitals serving patients of differing risk mixtures.
Download the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Fact Sheet.
Hospital Charge Information
The Kentucky Hospital Association provides hospital charge information by the top Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). DRG is a classification of hospitalization types based on the patient’s medical condition, procedures performed (if any), and, in some cases, the age and/or sex of the patient. Other information includes average length of stay, median age of patient and number of discharges by DRG.
Kentucky Hospital Association Hospital Charge Information
Other Resources
Hospital Compare
Created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) along with the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA). Hospital Compare has quality measures on how often hospitals provide some of the recommended care to get the best results for most patients. Access Hospital Compare.
Value-Driven Health Care Homepage
The Federal Government's internet home for information and resources related to health care transparency and value-driven health care. View the value-driven health care homepage.
Better Care, Lower Cost booklet from the Department for Health and Human Services.