VitalPro Menus - Hospital Discharge Data
VitalPro menus simplify hospital discharge data analysis:
• Self-explanatory, simple language.
• Context-specific help from every menu.
• Prevents selecting incompatible parameters.
• Remembers previous selections.
• Main Menu is "Command Center".
Main Menu - Table Variables:
• Main Statistic
• Columns
• Rows
• Row Sort
• Multi-Tables
Main Menu - Categorical Variables:
• Discharge Status
• Payer
• Race
• Sex
Main Menu - Range Variables:
• Age of Patient
• Charges
• Length of Stay
• Year
Main Menu - Other Variables:
• Area of Residence
• Diagnostic Code
• Procedure Code
Submenu - Main Statistic:
• 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
Submenu - "Row Variable":
• Only one row
• Age of patient
• Area sets
• Charges
• Discharge status
• Diagnoses (DRG or ICD)
• Length of stay
• Payer
• Procedures
• Race
• Sex
• Years
Similar submenu for "Column Variable"
Similar submenu for "Multi-Tables"
Submenu - Row Sorting:
• Rows in standard order
• Sort totals, high to low
• Sort totals, low to high
Submenu - Area Sets:
• Add all areas
• Add areas / regions
• Show list of areas
• Delete an area set
• Delete all area sets
• Combine area sets set
• Split an area set
Diagnostic Code (ICD-CM and DRG) Menu:
• Add - list menu
• Add - tree menu
• Add range of codes
• Delete a set
• Delete all sets
• Join into new set
• Split a set
Procedure Code Menu:
• Add - list menu
• Add - tree menu
• Add range of codes
• Delete a set
• Delete all sets
• Join into new set
• Split a set
Submenu - Any "Category Variable":
• Add a category
• Combine sets
• Split a set
• Delete a set
Applies to "Category Variables":
• Discharge Status
• Payer
• Race
• Sex
Submenu - Any "Range Variable":
• Select range grouping
• Expand range
• Contract range
• Split range
• Delete range
Applies to "Range Variables":
• Age of Patient
• Charges
• Length of Stay
• Year
Submenus for Pie Chart Settings:
• Background - Background Color for Chart
• Colors in Pie - Color Palette for Pie Chart
• Color Order - Color Order to Use
• First Color - Slice #1 Color to Use
• First Slice - Slice #1 Clock Position
• Label Mode - How to Label Pie Chart
• Percents - How to Display Slice Percents
• Radius - Pie Chart Radius
• Text Size - Font Size for Chart
Submenus for Bar Chart Settings:
• Background - Background Color for Chart
• Bar Colors - Color Palette for Bars
• Bar Height - Height of Each Bar
• Bar Width - Width of Each Bar
• Color Order - Color Order to Use
• First Color - First Color in Palette to Use
• Grid Lines - Include Grid Lines?
• Orientation - Vertical or Horizontal Bars
• Stacking - Stacked Bars?
• Text Size - Font Size for Chart Text
Submenus for Line Chart Settings:
• Background - Background Color for Chart
• Grid Lines - Include Grid Lines?
• Chart Height - Line Chart Height
• Line Colors - Colored Lines, or Black + White
• Line Width - Width of Lines
• Point Symbols - Include Data Point Symbols?
• Symbol Size - Radius for Chart Symbols
• Text Size - Font Size for Chart Text
Submenus for Map Settings:
• Area Labels - Use Area Labels?
• Boundaries - Boundaries to Display
• Color Count - Number of Colors
• Color Palette - Color Combination
• Range Type - How to Set Ranges
• Text on Map - Text Font for Map
• Time Trend - Series of Maps?
Submenus for Other 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
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