Patent ID: 8607153

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable memory accommodated by a computing device having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for producing a graphic that exposes a measured performance of a subject intensive care unit (ICU), wherein the method comprises: generating a two-dimensional graph that includes an X-axis and a Y-axis, wherein the X-axis represents a first metric for evaluating operation of an ICU and the Y-axis represents a second metric for evaluating operation of an ICU, wherein the first and second metrics represent respective quantifications of characteristics measured from ICU operation; plotting a data point on the two-dimensional graph at a location in relation to predicted values of performance for a population of ICUs, wherein the location visually indicates a performance, measured over a predefined period of time, of the subject ICU with respect to the first metric and the second metric; plotting a ninety-five percent confidence interval about an intersection of the X-axis and the Y-axis on the two-dimensional graph, the confidence interval indicates whether a difference between a measured performance and the predicted values of the subject ICU is statistically significant, and wherein the confidence interval is displayed as an ellipse; generating a first data strip that represents a third metric for evaluating operation of an ICU; establishing a length of the first data strip that visually indicates a performance, measured over the predefined period of time, of the subject ICU with respect to the third metric, wherein the location of the data point on the two-dimensional plot is affected, in part, by performance of the subject ICU measured against the third metric; rendering the graphic on a user-interface (UI) display, wherein the graphic includes the first data strip positioned adjacently to the two-dimensional graph.