VitalPro Menus - Hospital Discharge (HDD)

VitalPro menu systems - Simplify hospital discharge data analysis:

• Lets user select parameters just about any way needed.
• Uses clear, simple language. Self-explanatory.
• Context-specific help / advice from every menu.
• Prevents user from selecting incompatible parameters.
• Customized for how data are analyzed in your jurisdiction.
• Remembers previous selections. No need to reselect.

VitalPro Menus - Table layout:

• Primary Statistic
• Columns
• Rows
• Row Sort
• Multi-Tables

VitalPro Menus - HDD - Categorical variables:

• Discharge Status
• Payer
• Race
• Sex

VitalPro Menus - HDD - Range variables:

• Age of Patient
• Charges
• Length of Stay
• Year

VitalPro Menus - HDD - Other variables:

• Area of Residence
• Diagnostic Code
• Procedure Code

VitalPro Menus - Additional VitalPro for Windows options:

• Pie Chart Settings
• Bar Chart Settings
• Line Chart Settings
• Map Settings

VitalPro Menus - HDD - Other related settings:

• Interface color scheme
• Bar graph size, and if displayed
• Row or column percents in output
• dBASE III, delimited, or HTML output
• Log file for saving output
• Level of detail for unknowns / trends
• Number of decimal places to show
• Confidence level, and if displayed
• Cell suppression level
• Age-adjustment standard
• Race / sex standard for SMR's

Submenu for Primary Statistic - numerical result:

• Charges
• Mean charges
• Median charges
• Length of stay
• Mean length of stay
• Median length of stay
• Discharge counts
• Crude discharge rates
• Age-adjusted rates
• Standardized morbidity ratios

Rows / Columns / Multi-Tables Submenu - Variable to use:

• Only one row / column / table
• Age of patient
• Area sets
• Charges
• Discharge status
• Diagnoses (DRG or ICD)
• Length of stay
• Payer
• Procedures
• Race
• Sex
• Years

Row Sort Submenu - Optional sorting:

• Rows in standard order
• Sort totals, high to low
• Sort totals, low to high

Area Sets Submenu - Geographic sets:

• Add all areas
• Add several areas / groups of areas
• Show list of areas
• Delete one / all area sets
• Combine area sets into new set
• Split an area set into components
• Change area grouping type

Diagnostic Code (ICD-CM and DRG) Menu:

• Add codes from simple menu (most common codes)
• Add from detailed menu (all codes included)
• Add a range of codes
• Delete a diagnostic code set
• Delete all sets
• Join sets into new set
• Split a set into components

Procedure Code Menu:

• Add codes from simple menu (most common codes)
• Add from detailed menu (all codes included)
• Add a range of codes
• Delete a procedure code set
• Delete all sets
• Join sets into new set
• Split a set into components

Category Menus:

• Add a category as a set
• Combine sets into new set
• Split set into separate sets
• Delete a set

Applies to following submenus:

• Discharge Status
• Payer
• Race
• Sex

Range Menus:

• Select standard ranges, such as 5-year age groups
• Extend upper / lower limit of range
• Split a range into smallest units
• Delete a range

Applies to following submenus:

• Age of Patient
• Charges
• Length of Stay
• Year

Pie Chart Menus (VitalPro for Windows only):

• Pie Labels
• Pie Radius
• Label Distance
• Slice 1 Start
• Pie Font Size
• Pie Percents
• Pie Colors
• File Format

Bar Chart Menus (VitalPro for Windows only):

• Bar Chart Grid
• Chart Height
• Bar Font Size
• Bar Width
• Bar Colors
• File Format

Line Chart Menus (VitalPro for Windows only):

• Line Chart Grid
• Chart Height
• Line Chart Font
• Point Symbols
• Chart Colors
• File Format

Map Menus (VitalPro for Windows only):

• Number of colors to put on map
• Select equal counts / equal ranges
• Select colors pleasing to you
• Apply area labels
• Make time trend maps
• Include data table

VitalPro Menu Capabilities - Other Data Scenarios:

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