Clinical Analytics Profiles
Frequently Asked Questions
You can download this PDF here. More information about profiles can be found in the Profiles section.
What is a profile?
A profile is the Clinical Analytics way of allowing users to define a patient population. Users can utilize any combination of encounter level filters to specify the patients of interest.
Which profile types can be created/used in Clinical Analytics?
The two main profile types are internal and peer group.
- Internal profiles utilize your organization’s data and any encounter level filters set within the profile. These filters include, but are not limited to, facility, service line, nurse unit, physicians, diagnoses, procedures, as well as patient account filters. There are approximately 40 different filter options.
- Peer group profiles are based on external benchmark data. They can incorporate Clinical Analytics’s 2000 standard peer groups and can be set to utilize either Medicare or All Payer data. For example, a peer group profile can be created for benchmark peer group such as Nationwide All Payer, teaching hospitals, bed size, state, and regional based groupings.
Do profiles use my facility's data?
Absolutely, the internal profile types use your facility’s data.
Which filter types can be used to create a profile?
Clinical Analytics offers a filter for nearly every encounter-level data field we receive. Examples include All Patients Refined -Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG), Charge Description Master (CDM), Discharge Status, Medical Record Number (MRN), National Drug Code (NDC), Payer, Service Line, and facility assigned custom fields.
How many profiles can I have on a scorecard?
There is no limit to the number of profiles you can have on one scorecard.
Can profiles that I build be used across all of my scorecards?
No. Profiles can be used on only the scorecard they are built on. However, there is functionality built into the system that makes copying over profile filters a quick and easy process.
Questions?
Contact Clinical Analytics Support: peaksupport@syntellis.com or (847) 441-0022
