Navigating the Early Warning Scores Insights report
The Early Warning Scores Insights report has three separate pages of data. After you select the report parameters and click View Report, the following data is displayed.
Deterioration Metrics page
Single item cards are displayed for each of the following items on the Deterioration Metrics page:
- #Admits
- The number of encounter admission records.
- #High Risk
- The number of patients with one or more high risk scores.
- #Sepsis
- The number of patients with either a Severe Sepsis Time Zero or a Septic Shock Time Zero identified.
- #Transfers
- The number of patients with one or more transfers, indicated by a chance in location during their encounter.
- #Deaths
- The number of patients with a diagnosed condition of death.
The following data elements are also displayed on the Deterioration Metrics page:
- A gauge indicating the Average Score, with minimum and maximum values displayed.
- The #Scores Over time with Average Score clustered bar chart, which displays the number of scores over time, with a line indicating the average score over time.
- The Clinical Parameter Average Contribution to Scores Over Time ribbon chart, which indicates the average contribution of each clinical parameter to the score over time. Note that each clinical parameter can contribute a minimum of 0 points and maximum of 3 points to a given score.
Deterioration Trends page
The Deterioration Trends page displays a stacked chart that indicates the number of patients over time who experienced one or more of the included deterioration events (the deterioration events included in the chart are the ones the user selects using the Deterioration parameter and are displayed in the legend at the top of the chart).
Score Statistics page
The Score Statistics page includes the following data elements:
- Clinical Parameter Status (#)
- A stacked column chart displaying the number of observations for each clinical Parameter Status.
- Clinical Parameter Status (%)
- A 100% column chart displaying the percentage of observations for each clinical Parameter Status.
- Clinical Parameter Presence (#)
- A stacked column chart displaying the number of observations for each clinical Parameter Type.
- Clinical Parameter Presence (%)
- A 100% column chart displaying the percentage of each clinical Parameter Presence.
Score Comparisons page
The Score Comparisons page includes the following data elements:
- #Scores and Average Score Per Location
- A bar/line chart that displays the count of scores by Risk Level and the average score value (line) for different locations.
- Clinical Parameter Timeliness Per Location
- A bar/line chart that displays the count of clinical Parameter Presence and the number of patients (line) for locations.
Sepsis Risk Factors page
The Sepsis Risk Factors page includes the following data:
- #Patients With Sepsis Risk Factors
- A stacked bar chart that indicates the number of patients in which a score was observed with a given Risk Level with a given Sepsis Risk Factor.
Score Influencers page
The Score Influencers page includes an analysis of different score influencers. Select an option from the What influences Average Score to drop-down list to understand how the selected factor drives early warning scores.