MONAHRQ: Input Your Data Output Your Web site (Text Version)

On September 19, 2011, Anne Elixhauser made this presentation at the 2011 Annual Conference. Select to access the PowerPoint® presentation (1.5 MB). Plugin Software Help.

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MONAHRQ: Input Your Data. Output Your Web site.

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From Data to Information to Action

Image: A flowchart shows the following process:

Hospital discharge data are already being collected → Hospital discharge data can generate valuable health care information. Underneath this text are the following boxes:

• Quality of care in hospitals.
• Utilization and costs in hospitals.
• Rates of diseases in particular areas.
• Rates of procedures in particular areas.
• Preventable hospital stays suggesting breakdowns in primary care.

→ Information can be used to make decisions.

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How to Use MONAHRQ

Image: Flowchart shows the steps in using MONAHRQ:

Download the free MONAHRQ software from AHRQ's Web site → Load hospital discharge data and/or Hospital Compare measure results → Select data analysis and Web site options, and run MONAHRQ → MONAHRQ generates your Web site onto your own computer → Host your MONAHRQ Web site as you prefer:

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MONAHRQ 2.0.1 → MONAHRQ 3.0

MONAHRQ 2.0.1

• Re-organized style.
• CMS Hospital Compare.
• Enhanced graphics.
• Complete statistics.

Technical assistance.
User requests.

MONAHRQ 3.0

• User can input DRGs.
• Save modified data.
• Additional QI measures.
• Update ancillary files.

AHRQ Strategy.
New measures.

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MONAHRQ 3.0 Workflow Panel

Import hospital discharge data → Inpatient Discharge Data Task Menu
Add Hospital Compare data (optional) → Hospital Compare Reports, Define Regions & Hospitals, and Database Manager Task Menu
Generate a Web site → Website Creation Task Menu
Supplemental and diagnostic reports → Reports Task Menu
Help and user support → Tools Task Menu

Image: Screen shot of the MONAHRQ Web site is shown.

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MONAHRQ 3.0: Import DRGs with Discharges

Image: Screen shot of the MONAHRQ Web site Select Discharge Data page is shown.

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MONAHRQ 3.0: Export Hospital Attributes Data

Image: Screen shot of the MONAHRQ Web site Edit Discharge Hospital Information page is shown.

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MONAHRQ 3.0 Load Saved Hospital Attributes

Image: Screen shot of the MONAHRQ Web site Load Hospital Table page is shown.

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MONAHRQ 3.0 Reporting Web site

• Hospital Quality Ratings.
• Maps of Avoidable Hospital Stays.
• Hospital Utilization.
• County Rates of Hospital Use.

Image: Screen shot of the MONAHRQ Web site with the above four pages is shown.

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Select a Hospital and DRG

Image: Screen shot of the MONAHRQ Web site Hospital Utilization page is shown.

—Synthetic data—

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View DRG Statistics by Hospital

Image:  Screen shot of the MONAHRQ Web site "Statistics for Hospital 24 for Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity (DR 544) MD, 2006" page is shown.

—Synthetic data—

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MONAHRQ: Near-Term Enhancements

• Strategic coordination with evolving health quality measurement and reporting.
• Increased usability and stability.
• Add new measures and topics.
• Consult users for desired changes.

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Questions?

For more information or to visit our live demo site: http://www.monahrq.ahrq.gov

For technical assistance or to join the MONAHRQ mailing list e-mail: monahrq@ahrq.gov