Simon Patterson, PHC RIS
PHC RIS is involved in the collection and collation of Divisions Network Reporting on behalf of the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA).
Every 12 months Divisions and State Based Organisations are required to provide reports through an on-line tool developed by PHC RIS. Following DoHA approval these reports become publicly available on the PHC RIS website.
What data is collected?
Divisions provide information about a number of programs including immunisation, Closing the Gap, allied health and rural health.
Who has access to the data?
Anyone! You don’t have to be logged in to access the reports. You can explore and use all the tool’s features (see feature list box) without an account.
Who is this information for?
Anyone working in Divisions, policy or research would benefit from this information.
How do I get access?
From the Divisions Network Reporting section of the PHC RIS website:<www.phcris.org.au/divisions/>
What’s new?
Many features have been added over the last year but the most recent is the charting feature which will generate a chart based on the filter options you select. See the graphic below.
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DATA DISPLAY FEATURES
You can view:
- A list of Divisions and SBOs
- Full reports
- National Performance Indicator (NPI) data individually or
- aggregated (by state, RRMA, etc)
- Successes & Challenges
- Collaborations
- Executive Summaries
Other features include ability to:
- Generate graphs of NPI data
- Text Search across NPI planning and reporting information
- View Characteristics by Division and State boundaries, such as:
- Number of GPs (including female, over 55)
- Number of practice nurses
- Number of General Practices
- Population statistics
- Explore the Mapping tool*
- Export data to CSV (log-in
required)
*Relating to the Annual Survey of
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How does the charting feature work?
The graphic on below highlights how to create a chart in simple steps.
For example,you want to assess which Divisions in NSW, NT, SA and TAS had the greatest number of PIP practices claiming practice nurse services for the 2008-2009 reporting period.
The chart can be customised by choosing which data points to plot and the chart type (line, 2D or 3D). As you hover over a plotted area a pop-up box will tell you the name of the Division that the organisation code corresponds to as well as the related data. By clicking on the data point you can read the Division’s explanation of results and a link to the full report.
We encourage you to explore the system for yourself and give us your feedback on any ideas for future developments and examples of how you used the data, by emailing phcris@flinders.edu.au
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