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Commissioning

Practice and Provider Monitor (PPM) – a common information source for both providers and commissioners

PPM is a web-based tool offering providers and commissioners a shared view of nationally benchmarked inpatient and outpatient activity.

Other analysis and reports provided include:

• A shared view of all inpatient and outpatient activity for providers and commissioners
• Comparisons of the effectiveness and efficiency of providers with data for all trusts in England
• Analysis of trends in income and tariff/bed days by HRG, diagnoses and procedure
• Analysis of admission numbers, episodes of care, length of stay, excess bed days over tariff, potential bed-day savings and emergency readmission rates
• Benchmarking to allow comparisons with other practices within the PCT and nationally
• Monthly activity statements at trust, PCT and practice level showing who has been treated, where and for what conditions
• The ability to drill down to individual patient records and histories dating back ten years

• Access a demonstration of PPM
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Real Time Monitoring (RTM)

RTM is a web-based tool, enabling benchmarking and monitoring of safety and clinical outcomes in near real-time, helping PCTs commission for quality and delivery of their quality accounts.

Functionality includes:

• Standardised and benchmarked safety indicators and clinical outcomes to monitor performance against all acute trusts in England
• Near real-time information on patient outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, day case rates and readmissions for all inpatient activity
• Automatic alerts to users of significant divergence in clinical performance
• Intelligent analysis to assist in early investigation and audit.

• Further information on RTM

Population Health Manager (PHM) - putting public health at the heart of commissioning

Population Health Manager (PHM) is a secure, web-based, fully managed application providing commissioners and public health professionals with the insight and intelligence required to become World Class. PHM enables Primary Care Trusts to:

1. Understand and segment the local population
2. Identify and analyse local health inequalities
3. Monitor trends and forecast population health needs

• Find out more about PHM