OHA - Data Services

Data and Information Resources

Since 1979, OHA Data Services has been offering members hospitals information to support their decision-making needs. OHA receives data from member and non-member hospitals, within and outside of Ohio, relating to inpatient, outpatient, emergency department and skilled nursing facility care. OHA turns this data into information that is not only meaningful but also actionable – please find below information how OHA uses data to provide valuable services to member hospitals.

CARE System	Consumer’s Guide to Quality Health Care in Ohio
Collaborative Projects	Patient Origin Studies
Continuous Service Readiness	Data Elements in OHA Database
OHA Dashboard	Health Care HOT Sites
AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator Reports	2006 Hospital Facts
Data Processing Update	OHA Data Schedule

OHA Insight The Ohio Hospital Association in coordination with member hospitals have developed new web based software that allows hospitals to run customized and standard reports for Marketing, Physician Recruiting, Business Development and Benchmarking purposes. The new software: OHA Insight was developed based upon Hospital input to give Hospitals access to crucial information regarding inpatient, outpatient and emergency room data – in total over 23 million patient records per year. Hospitals can now find out where patients are going for services and what opportunities exist for growth and improvement. To learn more about OHA Insight or schedule a demonstration of the software system, please contact Dan Paoletti at OHA – danp@ohanet.org or 614-221-7614. For current users click here to log into OHA Insight.

OhioScope
OHA is pleased to offer, in partnership with Health Forecasts, a new strategic planning product – OhioScope. OhioScope provides the industry’s most accurate one, three and five year market utilization forecasts for healthcare services. The data represents not only hospital based services but free standing ambulatory centers and physician office based services as well. OhioScope is the only forecasting tool that utilizes OHA’s database and it is for the exclusive use of Ohio Hospitals. To learn more about OhioScope or schedule a demonstration of the software system, please contact Dan Paoletti at OHA – danp@ohanet.org or 614-221-7614.

Patient Origin Studies
Currently 181 hospitals in Ohio and neighboring states submit financial and clinical information to OHA's database. The inpatient data are severity adjusted and OHA operates with a faster data turnaround time than most similar data programs. Data are released every six months and are available five months after the end of the reporting period. Patient origin studies are ad hoc studies, and any hospital participating in the OHA data program can request a report on marketing, benchmarking, trending, physician recruitment or other similar information.

Transparency Reports
Each year, Ohio's hospitals must submit a report to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) listing the top 60 most frequent Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for all payer cases. These reports must contain number of discharges, average charge and length of stay. Data are reported on a severity-adjusted basis using the ODH-required Refined Group DRG system. View the most recent reports.

In addition, Hospitals in Ohio are annually required to submit a report to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) that lists the top 60 most frequently treated Primary Procedures. The data contained in these reports are the number of primary procedures and the average charge. View the most recent reports.

CARE System
Looking for an easier way to meet JCAHO quality measurement requirements? Through the Core Analysis Research Evolution (CARE) System, OHA currently submits required CMS, JCAHO and HFAP data on a quarterly basis for 40 OHA member hospitals. CARE is a data collection and web-based reporting tool with the technical sophistication, ease of use and educational support to be a valuable resource to hospitals.

Reasons to consider the OHA CARE System include:

Web-based software for data collection and transmission
User-friendly data entry features
Price includes collection of data for all core measurement sets
On-line data editing and transmission
Data review and edit checks
Integration of administrative data, reducing data entry
Initial & ongoing education/training and customer support
Standardized quarterly clinical reports
Ability to download own data
Medication and contraindication drop down help screen

Access more detailed information as well as a demonstration. For more information please contact Dan Paoletti at danp@ohanet.org or 614.221.7614.

Collaborative Projects
OHA currently manages quality improvement collaboratives in Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus and in Northeast Ohio, as well as a statewide children's hospital collaborative. These projects have been designed and managed by OHA Data Services to improve the quality of hospital care delivered in the participating communities. For more information, visit the Collaborative Projects page.

Continuous Service Readiness
The Continuous Service Readiness™ Program (CSR) is a joint effort of OHA and Joint Commission Resources, a subsidiary of JCAHO, to assist hospitals in attaining a level of continuous readiness for accreditation surveys. The OHA's CSR Program is a process of ongoing consultation and education designed to support health care organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of care delivered in their communities and meet JCAHO Standards for Accreditation. There are currently over 100 Ohio hospitals participating in the CSR. To learn more about the introductory session please contact Dorothy Aldridge at dorothya@ohanet.org. For general questions, contact Rosalie Weakland at rosaliew@ohanet.org or 614.221.7614.

OHA Dashboard
The OHA Dashboard (This section is password protected. Please complete the form below) provides member hospitals with benchmark data on selected financial and quality indicators, allowing hospitals to compare their indicators with Ohio hospitals of similar size, geography and teaching status. Statewide and national quality indicators are also available for certain conditions. The OHA Dashboard navigates users through a series of screens, ultimately allowing users to select one of three reports:

Financial Reports - displays common profitability measures such as debt service coverage, operating margin and total margin.
Quality Reports - displays core measure rates for heart attack, congestive heart failure, pneumonia and pregnancy.
Medicaid/HCAP Reports - displays inpatient and outpatient Medicaid payment rates, Medicaid outpatient payment rates by service and Hospital Care Assurance Program data.

Data from the dashboard are available to Type I and II members of OHA. To apply for a password, fill out this form and a username and password will be supplied in 1-3 business days.

AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator Reports
At the request of a hospital CEO or designee, the Ohio Patient Safety Institute (OPSI) can provide any OHA member hospital with a report of its performance on 20 of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicators. Contact Rosalie Weakland at rosaliew@ohanet.org or 614.221.7614.

Consumer’s Guide to Quality Health Care in Ohio
In 2005, the OHA launched the online consumer’s guide as an easy-to-use Internet roadmap to help consumers navigate and use the health care quality and charge information currently available to them. This resource digs consumers down to pertinent facts on the Web sites of the many organizations offering online health care information. Consumers can quickly find information about a specific hospital or physician, check out quality information on several local health care providers or even compare charges for common treatments at various hospitals. View the Consumer’s Guide. http://www.ohhealthjobs.net/