PeriData.Net^® by the Numbers (June 19, 2007)

1.  How many hospitals are enrolled in PeriData.Net^®?

Click here for a list of hospitals.

2.  Where are the PeriData.Net^® hospitals located?

Click here for a map of PeriData.NetTM hospitals.

3.  How many birth records have been entered into PeriData.Net^® in
2006 through May 2007?

The following table summarizes past and current birth records entered
into PeriData.Net^®.  Note that the average daily rate for 2006 is
skewed due to a staggered implementation schedule in 2006.

	Births	Average Daily Rate		Average Monthly Rate
2006	32,974	125		3,686
Jan - May, 2007	25,479	170		5,094
Total	58,453

4.  By the end of 2007, how many birth records are likely to be entered
into PeriData.Net^®?

Using the average monthly rate, PeriData.Net^® will process 52,852
births for 2007 assuming the rate stays the same.  Using the 70,934
total births from 2005 as a baseline, PeriData.Net^® will contain
~ 86% of all births statewide.

5.  What standard reports are available to hospitals?

A.  Delivery Log:  A list of all births entered into PeriData.Net^®
B.  Certification Log:  Aids hospitals in complying with the State of
Wisconsin 5-day submission rule of birth certificate information
C.  Delivery Summary: Numbers of deliveries (the number of mothers)
and commonly requested statistics including cesarean deliveries,
reasons for cesarean, anesthesia, etc.
D.  Demographic Summary: Common demographic statistics for age,
race, ethnicity, residency, education, marital status, and services
utilized
E.  Labor Procedures Summary: Number and percent of deliveries
with selected procedures including inductions and augmentations and
includes intrapartum medications
F.  Maternal Risk Factors Summary: Counts and percents of maternal
risk factors, intrapartum data and procedures, and maternal postpartum
complications
G. Neonatal Procedures and Abnormal Conditions of the Newborn
Summary: Frequency and percent of newborn conditions
H.  Newborn Summary: Newborn statistics (the number of infants)
including live births and deaths by several different breakdowns
including plurality, gestational age, and birth weight, as well as
APGAR scores, admission information, and breastfeeding levels
I.  Quality Indicators Report: Selected quality measures including
JCAHO indicators and other selected quality indicators

6.  Can hospitals run custom reports?

Yes, WAPC was one of the 13 originally-funded grants by the UW
Partnership Fund in 2005.  The grant funding allows extending
PeriData.Net^® to hospitals with 200 or fewer annual births and
conducting data-mining educational sessions for all PeriData.Net^®
hospitals.  In November and December, 2006, WAPC and UWM/CUPH
conducted four data-mining educational sessions for hospital staff
about how to use the custom reporting tool in PeriData.Net^®. 
The education was "hands-on" and was attended by 82 participants
from hospitals around the state.  Each hospital has access to about
800 variables collected in PeriData.Net^® to create their own reports
by using the Web-based tool that is provided or by exporting their
data into another tool.

At the 2007 WAPC annual conference, three hospitals showcased
quality assurance programs that they had instituted at their
institutions or in their communities to improve perinatal outcomes.
The hospitals used custom reports to access real-time data available
in PeriData.Net^®.