Abstract:
:This study will highlight the diagnostic potential that radar plots display for reporting on performance benchmarking from patient admissions to hospital for surgical procedures. Two drawbacks of radar plots - the presence of missing information and ordering of indicators - are addressed. Ten different orthopaedic surgery procedures were considered in this study. Moreover, twelve outcome indicators were provided for each of the 10 surgeries of interest. These indicators were displayed using a radar plot, which we call a scorecard. At the hospital level, we propose a facile process by which to consolidate our 10 scorecards into one. We addressed the ordering of indicators in our scorecards by considering the national median of the indicators as a benchmark. Furthermore, our the consolidated scorecard facilitates concise visualisation and dissemination of complex data. It also enables the classification of providers into potential low and high performers that warrant further investigation. In conclusion, radar plots provide a clear and effective comparative tool for discerning multiple outcome indicators against the benchmarks of patient admission. A case study between two top and bottom performers on a consolidated scorecard (at hospital level) showed that medical provider charges varied more than other outcome indicators.
journal_name
Health Informatics Jjournal_title
Health informatics journalauthors
Morales-Silva DM,McPherson CS,Pineda-Villavicencio G,Atchison Rdoi
10.1177/1460458219895190subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-09-01 00:00:00pages
2119-2137issue
3eissn
1460-4582issn
1741-2811journal_volume
26pub_type
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