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Galaxy DataWeb
Easy delivery of theatre activity information

Galaxy DataWeb provides a Galaxy DataWeb comprises four principles of data Each report provides an infinite number of
number of ways to deliver analysis: drill-downs into other areas of the database. For
theatre activity information example, the Procedure Summary report might
• data-walking
indicate that 102 inguinal hernia repairs have
to users. Using web-based • pre-defined reports
been performed in the last month. A single click
architecture, it is very easy • user-defined reports will display those cases. These cases could be
to implement and use, with • SQL reports analysed by a data quality report. Cases with
minimum overheads to the poor data quality could be viewed, and the
customer. These give rise to an application that can be used
theatre and staff members present could be
alongside other reporting mechanisms, such as
determined.
Crystal Reports or direct SQL queries.
Searches
There are several database searches that can be
Data-walking
performed. These include:
The application allows the user to walk though
screens of database information from a workflow • search for sessions in a particular theatre,
perspective. The user does not require any suite or specialty for a particular consultant,
knowledge of the database structure. The session code etc; and
information is presented in a tabular format • search for procedures by OPCS, READ or
that can easily be cut-and-pasted into other local code or via the OPCS/READ code
applications. browser.

Examples of data-walking screens:

Procedure summary
• patient demographics This shows how many times a particular
• a patient’s waiting list entries procedure has been performed, along with the
total and mean duration for the procedure.
• specific waiting list entry information
• details of a theatre visit, including actual Other reports can be focused on:
procedures, staff members and captured
• delays
times
• missing times
• graphical plot of session activity
• suspicious visits
• planned theatre list
• visit cancellation analysis
• actual theatre list
• suspicious sessions
• advanced information for a particular
• cancelled session analysis
patient/visit
• late/early starts and finishes
• lost and gained sessions
Pre-defined reports • session utilisation
The user is able to specify a search criterion, • staff activity
e.g. for patients, sessions, staff members etc. • staff timetable
The results are returned for inspection. The
user can then go on to run reports against the
search results. For example, if sessions have
been returned, session utilisation or session data
quality could be analysed.

About iSOFT
iSOFT is one of the world’s leading
suppliers of advanced software
applications for the healthcare
sector. With our core application
set – LORENZO – we are at the
forefront of the technology
revolution taking place in
healthcare.
Our products are used by more
than 8,000 organisations in
27 countries for managing
patient information and driving
improvements in healthcare
services.
We continue to focus on
developing innovative application
solutions for all our target
markets, with 1,400 technology
specialists engaged in software
design, development and solution
delivery.
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Galaxy DataWeb
Easy delivery of theatre activity information
User-defined reports How DataWeb works
The user is able to create a report containing a DataWeb uses a programming language called
user-defined list of data items. The benefits of Asp.Net, the latest technology from Microsoft,
this functionality are based around the principle which is used to create intelligent, easy to
that users can find the extraction of Galaxy data maintain, server-driven web pages. As Asp.Net is
complex, while the subsequent processing of the a programming language rather than a reporting
information in an application such as Excel can be tool, the developer is free to create complex
quite simple. reports without being limited by the functionality
of a specific tool.
A report can be created, given a name and can
be made available to all users or restricted to the The web-based architecture means that delivering
author. the report to the individual user’s desktop is
an effortless task. It is not necessary to have
Around 50 data items are then offered for
anything other than a web browser installed
inclusion into the report. These include basic
on the local client machine. The time taken to
fields such as session code, theatre, specialty,
run a report is also largely unaffected by the
consultant, real-time times, etc. to more
specification of the client PC.
advanced fields such as session utilisation. Any
combination of fields can be selected. This
frequently results in a report that would be
difficult or impossible to produce using reporting
tools such as Crystal or Access.
SQL Reports
iSOFT recognises that a number of sites have
experience in using SQL queries against the
Galaxy Surgery database. Galaxy DataWeb
provides an authorised user with the ability to
create a web-based report directly from an SQL
statement. The resulting report can be made
available to other DataWeb users.