Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator 11 (PSI-11) Measure Rates

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator 11 (PSI-11) Measure Rates dataset provides information on provider-level…

Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicare

Dataplex delivers this CMS feed as the analysis-ready table DWV.AGENCY_FOR_HEALTHCARE_RESEARCH_AND_QUALITY_AHRQ_PATIENT_SAFETY_INDICATOR__PSI_MEASURE_RATES on Snowflake and Databricks — two annual reporting periods (2015–2016) aligned to a single schema, refreshed automatically whenever CMS publishes a new file. Every row carries lineage back to the exact CMS source file that produced it.

Key facts

Snowflake	DWV.AGENCY_FOR_HEALTHCARE_RESEARCH_AND_QUALITY_AHRQ_PATIENT_SAFETY_INDICATOR__PSI_MEASURE_RATES
Databricks	cms_dwv.agency_for_healthcare_research_and_quality_ahrq_patient_safety_indicator__psi_measure_rates
Coverage	Jan 2015 – Dec 2016 (2 of 2 annual reporting periods)
Rows	6,729 (total across all reporting periods)
Cadence	Annual
Update pattern	Time-partitioned — each file adds one reporting year
CMS published	2020-12-08
Loaded	2023-08-29
Columns	9 data + 6 lineage
File versions	2
License	CMS public data — U.S. Government work
Platforms	Snowflake Marketplace · Databricks Delta Sharing

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Last CMS publication 2020-12-08 — awaiting the next release. New files load automatically when CMS publishes.

Time-partitioned feed — each file version covers one reporting year, so history is additive. Query the full table for all years; filter on the reporting period columns for a single period. Do not filter to the latest file only — that would return just the 2016 reporting year.

Sample queries

Snowflake

-- Each file version covers one reporting period (2015, 2016) — history is additive
SELECT *
FROM DWV.AGENCY_FOR_HEALTHCARE_RESEARCH_AND_QUALITY_AHRQ_PATIENT_SAFETY_INDICATOR__PSI_MEASURE_RATES
LIMIT 100;

Databricks

About this feed

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator 11 (PSI-11) Measure Rates dataset provides information on provider-level measure rates regarding one preventable complication (postoperative respiratory failure) for Medicare fee-for-service discharges. The PSI-11 measure data is solely reported for providers’ information and quality improvement purposes and are not a part of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Payment Provision or HAC Reduction Program.

— Source: CMS feed metadata

Keywords: Medicare, Original Medicare, Hospitals & Facilities, Inpatient, Health Care Use & Payments, Safety of Care Theme: Medicare

Coverage timeline

2015 🟩 · 2016 🟩

2 of 2 annual reporting periods present — no gaps.

Release history

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31	2020-12-08	2023-08-29	✓
2015-01-01 – 2015-12-31	2020-10-08	2023-08-29

Data dictionary

📋 9 data columns + 6 lineage columns

Column-level definitions are maintained by CMS in the official Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator 11 (PSI-11) Measure Rates data dictionary.

Data columns

Column	Type
HOSP_ID	NUMBER
ADM_DISC	NUMBER
RATE	NUMBER
INTERVAL_LOWER_LIMIT	NUMBER
INTERVAL_HIGHER_LIMIT	NUMBER
START_QUARTER	TEXT
START_DATE	DATE
END_QUARTER	TEXT
END_DATE	DATE

Lineage columns (present on every feed table)

Column	Type	Description
ROW_ID	TEXT	Unique row ID for this table (PK)
FILE_ID	TEXT	Source file — joins to FEEDS_FILES.ID (FK)
FILE_FEED_ID	TEXT	Parent feed — joins to FEEDS.ID (FK)
FILE_NAME	TEXT	Source file name as published by CMS
ROWNUM	NUMBER	Row number within the source file
CREATED_AT	TIMESTAMP_NTZ	Timestamp when the record was loaded

Row-level lineage

Every row in this table traces to the exact CMS source file that produced it. The FILE_ID column joins to the FEEDS_FILES catalog table, and FILE_FEED_ID joins to the FEEDS master table:

Trace any row back to its source file and reporting period:

SELECT d.HOSP_ID, d.ADM_DISC, d.RATE,
       ff.TEMPORAL_START, ff.TEMPORAL_END, ff.CMS_FEED_MODIFIED
FROM DWV.AGENCY_FOR_HEALTHCARE_RESEARCH_AND_QUALITY_AHRQ_PATIENT_SAFETY_INDICATOR__PSI_MEASURE_RATES d
JOIN DWV.FEEDS_FILES ff ON d.FILE_ID = ff.ID;

Source & provenance

Published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (bureau 009:38).

• Official CMS data dictionary

• Agency%20for%20healthcare%20research%20and%20quality%20%28ahrq%29%20patient%20safety%20indicator%2011%20%28psi 11%29%20measure%20rates%20methodology 0

Frequently asked questions

How often is Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator 11 (PSI-11) Measure Rates updated?

Annually. CMS last published this feed on 2020-12-08, and Dataplex loaded it to the warehouse on 2023-08-29. New releases are added automatically when CMS publishes them.

What years does Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator 11 (PSI-11) Measure Rates cover?

2015 through 2016 — two annual reporting periods with no gaps. Each reporting year arrives as its own file version, and all years remain queryable side by side.

How many records are in Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator 11 (PSI-11) Measure Rates?

6,729 rows across all two reporting periods. Because this feed is time-partitioned, the full table total is the meaningful count — no deduplication needed.

How do I get Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator 11 (PSI-11) Measure Rates data?

It's included in the CMS Data Feeds Dataset on the Snowflake Marketplace (free trial available) and via Databricks Delta Sharing. Once mounted, query DWV.AGENCY_FOR_HEALTHCARE_RESEARCH_AND_QUALITY_AHRQ_PATIENT_SAFETY_INDICATOR__PSI_MEASURE_RATES directly — no pipeline setup required.

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3. Run the sample query above — no ETL, no pipeline maintenance

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