Skilled Nursing Facilities

Interpreting the Facility Dashboard

The Facility Dashboard contains high-level Readmission Analysis summary information that allows you to access underlying detail specific to a single facility with the metric of focus. 

Note

Facilities that are available for viewing are controlled by user security access

  • Measure - Select the measure of interest for the dashboard.

  • Metric Days - The number of days from the date of admission that is being evaluated within the rate.

  • Period  - Annual or Monthly and is the time frequency for which the measure is calculated.

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

  • Facility - Select facility.

  • Benchmark Level - Select Organization or Facility.

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

  • Dashboard Header - The metric of focus on the dashboard is at the top of the dashboard along with the rate and its numerator and denominator values which are used to calculate the rate. Also defined in the header are the selection options for month, year, period, metric days and benchmark level. 

  • Trend Chart - Below the header section of the dashboard is a trend chart for the measure selected.  The trend chart shows at least a two-year trend and adjusts depending on the period selection option. The trend chart also works in conjunction with a selection option available called Compare Variable. Additionally, the benchmark level shows in the trend chart as a dark blue broken line.

    The selection of the Compare Variable allows for different representations of the trend chart itself to view the impact of different factors and variables on the selected measure. Compare Variable options:

    • 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 Days Calculator - This section is a dynamic section that is used to input different length of stay time spans and drill deeper into how the readmission rates differ by the length of stay ranges.  This section shows you readmissions based on length of stay. 

  • 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 Chart - Allows you to refine the overarching rate 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 isn selected by viewing 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, click on an item of interest. By doing so, collapses the chart that was viewed and opens 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.