AspireAspire

An Audit Tool for General Practice

Written by Dr John Robinson & Dr John Williams

Aspire

• Developed by GPs for GPs

• Uses MIQUEST to extract data– Can be used on all RFA compliant systems

– Extracts comparable data from different practices

– Both identifiable and pseudonymised data available

• Displays the Data in Excel– Shows Charts, Summary Sheets and Data sheets

– Can drill down on charts to underlying data

The Home Page

1. Select the correct Library

2. Select the Query to run

Reference Date

3. I nsert clean disk into A: drive

4 1. Copy the response to a fl oppy disk2. Put the Disk back in this Computer

5. Remove the Disk and run using

MI QUEST on the Practice computer

email help@AspireHealthInformatics.co.uk

MI SC - Miscellaneous queries

Review Flu jabs

3. Click here to view results

Viewing the Results

Running an Audit

Aspire

Tools for GP Practice

08/ 01/ 2004

Click to Copy fi les to Floppy.

Close Application and Databooks

Click for description of query

Running an Audit

1. Start on the Left of the home page

2. Select the correct library.

3. Then choose the query.

A description of each query can be read.

Note the reference date. Usually set to today.

3. Make sure there is a floppy disk in the drive.

4. Click to copy the files.

5. Take the floppy and run it on the practice system.

1 . S e l e c t t h e c o r r e c t L i b r a r y

2 . S e l e c t t h e Q u e r y t o r u n

R e f e r e n c e D a t e

3 . I n s e r t c l e a n d i s k i n t o A : d r i v e

4

5 . R e m o v e t h e D i s k a n d r u n u s i n g

M I Q U E S T o n t h e P r a c t i c e c o m p u t e r

M I S C - M i s c e l l a n e o u s q u e r i e s

R e v i e w F l u j a b s

R u n n i n g a n A u d i t

0 8 / 0 1 / 2 0 0 4

C l i c k t o C o p y fi l e s t o F l o p p y .

C l i c k f o r d e s c r i p t i o n o f q u e r y

Viewing the results

1. This time follow instructions on the Right of the home page

2. Put the floppy, with the response file on, back in the A:\ drive

3. Click 3 to view the results

4. Select the response file to open by browsing if there is more than one

5. A Progress bar will display

6. The results will automatically display with pre defined charts, summary and datasheet.

1 . C o p y t h e r e s p o n s e t o a fl o p p y d i s k2 . P u t t h e D i s k b a c k i n t h i s C o m p u t e r

3 . C l i c k h e r e t o v i e w r e s u l t s

V i e w i n g t h e R e s u l t s

Results

• There are three formats to look at.– The Summary sheet.

• This shows a summary of information. This can be calculated from the datasheet. Showing whether targets have been achieved and so on.

– The Data Sheet • Is a one line per patient spreadsheet. This can be used to identify

specific patients.

– The Charts• A series of pre-programmed charts are available for each audit.

These are a simple way to clearly see what is happening. With the added benefit of being able to drill down to the patients beneath each point.

Summary Sheet

Note Text Headings

Note Ability to show calculated results in different columns

Chart Sheet

The charts are pre-programmed and can be easily cycled through or selected from the toolbar.

This Chart shows Smoking status. Read codes are automatically converted to useful groupings.

Double clicking on a point will display a list of the patients underneath it.

Data Sheet

Note one line per patient data.

Columns each with show a different factor

Comments for each column showing read codes used.

Filters for complex analysis of data

Aspire Toolbar

Navigation is either via the aspire menu or the toolbar.

Selects Home page

Archives current response file

Cycles up or down the pre- defined charts

Charts can be selected from the drop down

Show the Datasheet

Show the Summary sheet

Print Sheet

Select from open Databooks