1. Lost in Translation: Understanding My VPS Data

3. The foundation needs to be set in order to attain wisdom and formulate decisions

4. The foundation of the VPS database is 100% reflective of the people sitting in this room Certified Data Collectors Definitions Training Certification Exam Inter-rater reliability (IRR) Manual Validations Automated Validations Data Collection Profile Advisory Groups Ongoing Clinical Support Database Surveillance

5. Data Collection Profile Validations Two items VPS have put into place to ensure the data can be translated into information

6. Data Collection Profile Introduced in 2005 Non-required fields all have completeness

7. Data Collection Profile Data can still be collected for a site, but it will not be used in comparative data or research Annual review of data collection profile

8. Validations Three types of validations Front end Case closure Manual validations

9. Validations First quarter of data collected in VPS 7 was submitted in the most recent submission cycle 34,138 cases submitted in cycle 20 99 units submitted data 18,713 (54.81%) cases submitted in VPS 7 76% decrease in manual validation flags for cases submitted in VPS 7

10. Validations VPS 7 should eliminate 90%-95% of manual validations

11. Comparative Data

12. Free of systematic bias

13. Comparative Data Free of systematic bias Complete data (all cases) Strict definitions

14. PRISM 3 Data Collection Site 1: 100/100 Site 2: 100/100 Site 3: 20/100 Site 4: 50/100

15. PRISM 3 Data Collection Site 1: 100/100 Yes DPC, collects all Site 2: 100/100 Yes DPC, collects all Site 3: 20/100 Site 4: 50/100

16. PRISM 3 Data Collection Site 1: 100/100 Yes DPC, collects all Site 2: 100/100 Yes DPC, collects all Site 3: 20/100No DPC, collect some anyway Site 4: 50/100

17. PRISM 3 Data Collection Site 1: 100/100 Yes DPC, collects all Site 2: 100/100 Yes DPC, collects all Site 3: 20/100No DPC, collect some anyway Site 4: 50/100Yes DPC, for half the time frame

18. PRISM 3 Data Collection Site 1: 100/100 Yes DPC, collects all Site 2: 100/100 Yes DPC, collects all Site 3: 20/100No DPC, collect some anyway Site 4: 50/100Yes DPC, for half the time frame DEPENDS

19. PRISM 3 Data Collection PRISM 3 ROM DCP – ensures data is complete Definitions – PRISM 3 exclusion criteria

20. PRISM 3 Data Collection PRISM 3 ROM Accurate, unbiased estimate of Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) SMR =Observed Mortality Expected Mortality