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Evaluating Center Performance using Intermacs Custom Outcome Reports Intermacs 11th Annual Meeting and Scientific Session Friday March 3, 2017. Ryan Cantor, MSPH Director of Statistical Reporting, Intermacs. www.intermacs.org/reports. web based reporting Information and examples.
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Evaluating Center Performance using Intermacs Custom Outcome ReportsIntermacs 11th Annual Meeting and Scientific SessionFriday March 3, 2017 Ryan Cantor, MSPH Director of Statistical Reporting, Intermacs
www.intermacs.org/reports web based reporting Information and examples Link to annual meeting slides
Reporting Frequently Asked Questions Website • General Questions • who can download reports • password resets • etc. • QA Report Questions • Schedule • Calculation Examples • Inclusion / Exclusion • Have ideas for good questions? Let us know!
Custom Outcome Reports • Our newest web based reporting tool! • Launched 2016 • Report Access • Types of Reports • User Defined Options • Review Example Report • Review example site on screen • PI’s and SA’s have their site specific example • Future Directions
Intermacs Web Based ReportingWhat Can You Get From The Database QA reports have historically been used for evaluating center performance Outcome Analytics – Custom Outcome Reports – New 2016! A new way to evaluate and compare center outcomes
Evaluating Center Performance - Custom Outcome Report • User Defined Report Type • User Defined Coverage Periods • User Defined Comparison Groups • Automated Report Generation
Access Requires an Approved License Agreement • www.intermacs.org • Click - Reports Tab • Click - Outcome Analytics Tab • Follow Link - Click here to find out how to get access to Intermacs Outcome Analytics • Go directly: • www.intermacs.org/license-agreement
Custom Outcome Report System Compare patient outcomes from your site and Intermacs based on user-selected groups of patients Report Request Select Cohort All Forms Intermacs Research Datasets Delivery Calculations Intervals Data source: quarterly research data
Report Request Screen 1. Select Report Type 2.Add Descriptive Label 3. Select Characteristics
Select Report Type and Examples Select Patient Cohort: • Single cohort at your site Example. DT patients implanted in the last two years at your site • Compare 2 cohorts within your site Example. DT patients implanted in the last two years at your site vs DT patient implanted at your site more than two years ago • Compare a cohort at your site with the equivalent Intermacs cohort Example. DT patients implanted in the last two years at your site vsALL DT patients implanted in Intermacs in the last two years
Select Cohort Characteristics • All vs Primary MCSD Patients • All Patients – Includes Patient’s who have previous MCSD and patients whose first device was entered into Intermacs • Primary MCSD – Patients with no prior MCSD before being entered into Intermacs • Implant Date Range • Gender • Race • Age Range • Intermacs Patient Profile Level • Device Strategy • Device Type • Flow Type
What happens when your report requent? • On submission, the report request is transferred to our dedicated statistical analysis server. • The report request is processed using our latest research datasets • Every morning the processed reports (pdfs) are delivered to the web based system and an email is generated to the user • The report is ready for download from the Request Management Page
Report Pick-Up • After clicking the link in your email, you will be returned to the Request Management page. From here, you are able to download your request.
Example Report • How do my destination therapy patients compare to the overall Intermacs experience? • Select Cohort • Only DT patients • Primary Implant Only • Only the last 4 years • Only Intermacs Levels 1-3
Report Details Report Type Confidentiality Statement Disclaimer and Intended Uses
Selection Criteria And Number of Patients Necessary for Interpreting the rest of Report!
Next Steps… • Expand Outcome Exhibits in Report • Include similar exhibits as the Quarterly Quality Assurance Report • Adverse Events Rates and Time to First Event • Length of Stay • Readmission • Quality of Life • Functional Capacity • Coordinator Focus Group • Determine what outcomes would benefit the majority of sites • Web Based Meeting Summer 2017 – initial planning
Summary • Check out the Reports Section at www.intermacs.org • Custom Outcome Report is a live feature • Requires a license agreement, info on website • Allows automated request and pickup of report • Allows User defined cohort and coverage time selection • Can help facilitate a number of comparisons • Groups within your site • Your site over time • Your vs Intermacs Cohort • Active area of development we plan to expand outcomes included in this report
Thank You! For more information visit: www.intermacs.org/reports