Using SSNAP tools for Quality Improvement
DIY analysis tools
These tools provides teams with SSNAP data analysis for case mix and key measures within SSNAP reporting
- Enables teams to export their data at regular intervals to investigate patient characteristics, care processes, and outcomes after stroke
- Provides summary tables of key measures
- Provides patient level data, colour coded and organised by KI
- Both inpatient and community measures are included in these bespoke analysis tools
Use the DIY Analysis tools to:
- Identify where standards are not met
- View SSNAP data between reporting periods and over specific time periods
- Regularly review and evaluate clinical care provision between reporting periods
- Highlight anomalous patient cases
- Improve data quality
- Aid local auditing
Online indicators: see your data in real-time
Feedback and review mechanism that enables you to identify trends in performance and quickly find patients who have not achieved specific acute care processes
- Provides minute-by-minute feedback on key indicators of care quality
- Boxes are colour-coded for every patient to show whether an indicator has been achieved - QI concerns are instantly flagged
- Drill down to see more information about each KI
Use the online indicators tool to:
- Track patient care and QI concerns in real time
- Encourage regular review of patient data and prospective 'real time' data entry
- Support data validation
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