VitalPro Menus - Hospital Discharge Data

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:

• Main 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 Main Statistic - Numerical result:

• Charges
• Mean charges
• Median charges
• Length of stay
• Mean length of stay
• Median length of stay
• Discharge counts
• Crude discharge rates (such as age-specific 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 (not VitalPro for Unix):

• Background - Background color for chart
• First Color - Colors to use for pie chart slices
• First Slice - Color to use for first slice
• Label Mode - Clock position for first slice
• Radius - How to label pie chart slices
• Colors - Radius of pie chart (cm)
• Percents - How to display pie chart percents
• Text Size - Font size for chart text (points)

Bar Chart Menus (not VitalPro for Unix):

• Background - Background color for bar chart
• Bar Colors - Color palette to use for bars
• Bar Height - Height of tallest bar (cm)
• Bar Width - Width of each bar (cm)
• First Color - Color to use for first bar
• Grid Lines - Dashed grid lines on bar chart
• Orientation - Horizontal or vertical bar chart
• Text Size - Font size for bar chart text (points)

Line Chart Menus (not VitalPro for Unix):

• Background - Background color for chart
• Grid Lines - Grid lines on line chart
• Height - Line chart height (cm)
• Line Colors - Colors to use for lines
• Line Width - Width to use for lines
• Symbol Size - Symbol radius (mm) (if symbols used)
• Symbols - Symbols at line chart data points
• Text Size - Font size for line chart text (points)

Map Menus (VitalPro for Windows only):

• Area Labels - Automatically apply labels to areas
• Color Count - Number of colors (ranges) for map
• Color Palette - Color combination for map
• Line Width - Line width for boundaries
• Range Type - Divide ranges by equal widths or counts
• Text on Map - Text font for map
• Time Trend - Map for each year range (if multiple equal ranges)

VitalPro Menu Capabilities - Other Data Scenarios:

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