Skilled Nursing Facilities

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Interpreting the Facility Average Length of Stay Dashboard

The Facility Average Length of Stay Dashboard is similar in layout and purpose to the Facility Dashboard. The only metric on the dashboard is the Average Length of Stay. The metric shows for 1 single facility at a time.

The Average Length of Stay is calculated only for those residents that were admitted from and discharged to an acute care facility. Average LOS = date of discharge (or today if no discharge has occurred) - date of admission.

  • Period - Annual or Monthly. This represents the time frequency that the measure is calculated by.

  • Month and Year - Defines the span of time represented in the dashboard.

  • Facility - Select facility.

  • Comparable Value - Select variables for comparison. Only one can be selected at a time.

Dashboard Header - At the top of the dashboard is the Average Length of Stay rate along with the numerator and denominator values which are used to calculate the rate.

Trend Chart shows at least a 2 year trend, but adjusts depending on the period selection option. The trend chart also works in conjunction with a selection option available called Compare Variable. 

The selection of the Compare Variable allows for a different representations of the trend chart itself to view the impact of different factors and or variables on the measure at hand. Compare Variable options available are:

  • All-in-One Facilities – this is the default view and offers the aggregated trend for the corporate level and includes all facilities.

  • Age Group

  • Gender

  • Payer Type

Rate by Length of Stay calculator - This section is a dynamic section that is used to input different length of stay time spans and drill deeper into how the average length of stay differs by the length of stay ranges. 

In the Rate by Length of Stay Days calculator, the ranges for the length of stay are user defined. The ranges can be modified by changing the value in the Group Stay Days in Ranges of box. The Metric Days selection option defines the upper limit, and is adjustable by changing the value in the Group Everything Above box. As the ranges are adjusted, the metric rates adjust respectively.

Refine Rate by - Allows you to refine the overarching rate by that appears in the Dashboard Header by Admission Type, Discharge Type or Physician. For the given measure, month/year and period selected, this section provides details on all Admitted From locations, all Discharge To locations or the Primary Physician assigned to the residents. It also highlights those locations or physicians that specifically are related to the measure that has been selected by being able to view the various counts for the numerator and denominator values.

In addition, the chart also allows drill-through into the list of the specific Admitted From or Discharge To locations. To view the specific list, simply click on an item of interest. By doing so, collapses the chart that was viewed and bring up a detail listing by specific location. Click on the top section again to revert back to the original view.

  • Navigation to the dashboards are through the arrow icons at the bottom left of the dashboard.