1. Ryan Cantor, MSPH Director of Statistical Reporting, Intermacs
Evaluating Center Performance using Intermacs Custom Outcome Reports Intermacs 11th Annual Meeting and Scientific Session Friday March 3, 2017
Ryan Cantor, MSPH
Director of Statistical Reporting, Intermacs

2. www.intermacs.org/reports web based reporting Information and examples
Mention reporting FAQ is not live
Link to annual meeting slides

3. Reporting Frequently Asked Questions Website
General Questions
who can download reports
password resets
etc.
QA Report Questions
Schedule
Calculation Examples
Inclusion / Exclusion
Have ideas for good questions? Let us know!

4. Custom Outcome Reports
Our newest web based reporting tool!
Launched 2016
Report Access
Types of Reports
User Defined Options
Review Example Report
Review example site on screen
PI’s and SA’s have their site specific example
Future Directions

5. Intermacs Web Based Reporting What Can You Get From The Database
QA reports have historically been used for evaluating center performance
Data Quality Report
Quality Assurance Report
Live Data Download
Site Datasets (SAS)
Research Datasets
Customized Cohort Reports
Outcome Analytics
Patient Informatics
I. Accessing Your Data
Examining/Validating your data ü
Compliance Rates
Electronic copies of your data
II. Patient Management Tools
Clinical timeline
Clinical measures across time
III. Patient Selection and Outcomes
Quality Assurance Report
Cohort (subset) report
Benchmarking ü 
IV. Quality Initiatives
Joint Commission
Internal Initiatives
V. Using Intermacs for Your Research
Within your site
Across Intermacs
Outcome Analytics – Custom Outcome Reports – New 2016!
A new way to evaluate and compare center outcomes

6. Evaluating Center Performance - Custom Outcome Report
User Defined Report Type
User Defined Coverage Periods
User Defined Comparison Groups
Automated Report Generation

7. Access Requires an Approved License Agreement
Click - Reports Tab
Click - Outcome Analytics Tab
Follow Link - Click here to find out how to get access to Intermacs Outcome Analytics
Go directly:
/license-agreement

8. Custom Outcome Report System
Compare patient outcomes from your site and Intermacs based on user-selected groups of patients
Report Request
Select Cohort
All Forms
Intermacs
Research Datasets
Delivery
Calculations
Intervals
Data source: quarterly research data

9. Outcome Analytics Section of WBDE Reports Page

10. Request Management Page

11. 3. Select Characteristics
Report Request Screen
1. Select Report Type
2.Add Descriptive Label
3. Select Characteristics

12. Select Report Type and Examples
Select Patient Cohort:
Single cohort at your site
Example. DT patients implanted in the last two years at your site
Compare 2 cohorts within your site
Example. DT patients implanted in the last two years at your site vs DT patient implanted at your site more than two years ago
Compare a cohort at your site with the equivalent Intermacs cohort
Example. DT patients implanted in the last two years at your site vs ALL DT patients implanted in Intermacs in the last two years

13. Select Cohort Characteristics
All vs Primary MCSD Patients
All Patients – Includes Patient’s who have previous MCSD and patients whose first device was entered into Intermacs
Primary MCSD – Patients with no prior MCSD before being entered into Intermacs
Implant Date Range
Gender
Race
Age Range
Intermacs Patient Profile Level
Device Strategy
Device Type
Flow Type

14. What happens when your report requent?
On submission, the report request is transferred to our dedicated statistical analysis server.
The report request is processed using our latest research datasets
Every morning the processed reports (pdfs) are delivered to the web based system and an is generated to the user
The report is ready for download from the Request Management Page

15. Report Pick-Up
After clicking the link in your , you will be returned to the Request Management page. From here, you are able to download your request.

16. Example Report
How do my destination therapy patients compare to the overall Intermacs experience?
Select Cohort
Only DT patients
Primary Implant Only
Only the last 4 years
Only Intermacs Levels 1-3

17. Confidentiality Statement
Report Details
Report Type
Confidentiality Statement
Disclaimer and Intended Uses

18. Necessary for Interpreting the rest of Report!
Selection Criteria
And Number of Patients
Necessary for Interpreting the rest of Report!

29. Next Steps… Expand Outcome Exhibits in Report Coordinator Focus Group
Include similar exhibits as the Quarterly Quality Assurance Report
Adverse Events Rates and Time to First Event
Length of Stay
Readmission
Quality of Life
Functional Capacity
Coordinator Focus Group
Determine what outcomes would benefit the majority of sites
Web Based Meeting Summer 2017 – initial planning

30. Summary
Check out the Reports Section at
Custom Outcome Report is a live feature
Requires a license agreement, info on website
Allows automated request and pickup of report
Allows User defined cohort and coverage time selection
Can help facilitate a number of comparisons
Groups within your site
Your site over time
Your vs Intermacs Cohort
Active area of development we plan to expand outcomes included in this report

31. Thank You! For more information visit: www.intermacs.org/reports