Accessing the Discharges Section
To access the Discharges section, select the Outcomes module from the navigation menu on the left side of the screen. Discharges will be the first section displayed. This section features three visualizations that chart relevant discharge information over time.
Discharge Volume and Average Admitting RI
The Discharge Volume and Average Admitting RI graph illustrates the total number of discharges compared to the average admission RI score. This enables an examination of the RI score, understanding patient health status upon admission, distribution over time and it's correlation with discharge volume. This graph allows the user to understand trends in patient volume and admitting condition, allowing users to investigate the possible relationship between the two measures over time. Hovering over the graph will provide a tooltip to see detailed valued from the lines.
Discharges by DIscharge RI
The Discharge by DIscharges RI graph depicts the progression of discharge condition among inpatients who received at least one valid RI score during their stay. Additionally, it tracks the final valid RI score recorded at discharge, offering a measure of patient condition upon release. By comparing this trend with readmission rates, it offers insights into the correlation between discharge condition and subsequent hospital readmissions. Hovering over the graph provides a tooltip with the percentage for that section.
Discharge Disposition Breakdown
The Discharge Disposition Breakdown provides the analyst with a view of the patient's disposition and their condition upon discharge. The graph provides the top 5 discharge dispositions for the time-period selected and will include the patients average RI from admitting and discharge for those discharges. This allows the user to see how patients conditions are changing for the particular disposition. The data table will highlight a specific section of a bar graph and provide a tooltip with the percentage for that section.
Discharges Patient List
Below the three discharge visualizations is the patient list, which includes the following patient information:
- Visit number
- Medical Record Number
- Patient name
- Admit date
- Discharge date
- Facility patient is located
- Service line code
- Discharge list
- Discharge unit type
- Discharge disposition
- Admit RI score
- Minimum RI score
- Maximum RI score
- Exact length of stay
- Calendar length of stay
- Midnight length of stay
- Admitting provider
- Attending provider
- Primary diagnosis
- Unplanned transfer count
- Bounce back count
- Highest warning
This section displays a comprehensive list of patients and their data featured in the Discharges visualization. In the top left corner, users can search through this list, while also having the option to download it in Excel or CSV format on the top right side of the screen. The bottom left corner offers controls to adjust the number of patients shown per page, with choices of 10, 25, or 50. Additionally, navigation through the patient list is facilitated by front and back arrows located in the bottom right corner.
Patient RI Graph
Below the Patient List, the user will find a set of RI graphs corresponding to each patient. The number of graphs displayed is determined by the 'Items per page' setting selected in the patient list above.
Users can customize the display at the top of the RI graphs by selecting the Chart Title menu. The options available for customization include:
- Visit number
- Admission date
- Medical record number
- Patient name
- Full location
- Unit & room
- Room number
- Anonymous