Introduction
The Check-It 2 application has been developed by the Australian Government Department of Health to assist hospitals and insurers to check the compliance of HCP and PHDB data against published standards.
The Check-It 2 application checks that data files are in the correct format and contain values that are consistent with the data specifications.
In addition to the Validation Summary Report, which identifies whether the files pass or fail, the application contains a number of reporting and viewing functions to identify any errors that are occurring, their frequency, location and cause.
Check-It 2 will NOT modify or amend data but will assist in the early detection and correction of any errors for more accurate and efficient data reporting.
Please note: Check-It 2 has been developed according to the agreed data supply specifications and tested with sample data. However, issues may be identified as real-life data is run through the software. If you think that Check-It 2 is reporting errors incorrectly, we would appreciate your assistance by notifying us as soon as possible in order to confirm and correct faults immediately.
Contact us
For more information, contact:Hospital Data Management Section
Phone: (02) 6289 8058
Email: hcp@health.gov.au
- the File drop-down menu,
- the links in the list of Last validated files (if any), or
- the link to Choose another file to validate…
and follow the normal ‘windows’ file loading mechanisms. - ‘Critical’ records (records with at least one critical error (which must be corrected for the file to ‘pass’. These records may also contain identified (warning) errors).
- ‘Identified’ records (records with at least one identified (warning) error and no critical errors).
- ‘Good’ records (ie records with no errors).
- the types of errors and their frequency
- where the errors have occurred
- why the errors have occurred
- identify the line on which the error occurs
- locate the cell in which the error occurs
- see the value that is in error
- get an explanation of why it is an error
- find the unique record identifier that will link the record back to your original source data
- the Field Frequencies Report for a list of each field, the field values provided, each value’s description, the last year’s frequency, current frequency and percentage difference.
- the Field Frequencies Grid View for a graph or grid of the current and previous frequencies of values provided for each field. To alternate between the graph and grid view, select the appropriate icon.
How to check a file
1. From the opening screen, select the specifications for the types of file/s you wish to check during the session.
2. Open a file you wish to check using either:
3a. If you selected more than one specification at Step 1:
Select the file you wish to check from the Choose File… screen and click the Next button.
Then select the data format of the file you wish to check from the Choose Data Format ... screen and click the Validation button.
3b. If you selected only one specification at Step 1:
Select the file you wish to check and click the Validate button.
4. A Validation Summary Report will be generated.
Please note: large files ( > 1 million records) to may take more than an hour to run. This is because Check-It 2 carries out exhaustive checks on every field and every record in the selected file.
Before processing very large files, it may be beneficial to check only a subset of the file to identify and correct any obvious faults without having to wait for a full data set to process.
As the data is being processed, you can view a progress bar with an estimated time to completion and a pie chart indicating the number of scanned records that are good, critical or identified.
The progress display also contains a cancel button that can be used to stop the processing at any time. Any errors identified up until that point will be displayed in the reports.
Top of pageThe Validation Summary Report
The Validation Summary Report contains the following information...
Compliance indicator —to identify whether the file ‘PASSED’ or ‘FAILED’.
Data File Summary—to identify: -the number of lines read. -the number of records found/checked. -the number and percentage of:
Error Summary—to identify the types of errors (critical or identified) by field, code, description and their frequency.
From this screen you can also:
Select Reports to view and print data error information
Select Grid Views to view and sort data error information
Select Specifications to view the data file specifications
Select Page view to scroll through the pages of the report
Select Screen view to select screen view options (eg zoom)
What to do if your file fails
1. Use the Reporting, Grid Views and Specifications functions (located in the left-hand column of the screen) to identify:
2. Once you have identified the errors go back to your original data file to correct them. Note all critical errors must be corrected for the data file to ‘PASS’.
3. Re-run the amended data file through Check-It 2.
Please alert the Department of any errors that you think are being incorrectly flagged or are inconsistent with the data specifications or are impossible to address.How to find your errors
After completing the validation process the Validation Summary Report is displayed.
If there are errors identified in the file then use the Error Grid detail grid view to get further information about the errors.
To locate a particular error (for example the Postcode error in the sample above) choose the particular error code from the drop-down list in the ErrorCode column. This will filter the grid view to include only those records that have an error code.
The DataValue column will display the field value that is causing the error.
The LineNo column will identify the line number in the file which contains the error.
By clicking in the LineNo cell you can jump to the particular line in the Data Explorer view.
The Data Explorer view
Regardless of how you get there, the data Explorer view provides you with the ultimate mechanism for locating and identifying your errors. In this view you can:
Use the features of the Data Explorer Grid to rapidly locate the source of your errors.
By right-clicking an error cell and selecting the Show additional information… option you can see a detailed explanation of the format and edit rules applied to the field, the value found in the field and why it failed the edit check.
Checking Data Frequencies
To compare the frequencies of field values in the current data file with the previous year’s data supply, use:
Features
Check-It 2 has a number of features to provide you with information about your data file. Reports present information in a print friendly format while the Grid Views allow you to sort the data (by group, ascending/descending order, field value, error type, etc) and to export data.
Reports
| Type | Detail |
|---|---|
| Validation Summary | to print and view:
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| Error Summary | to print and view a list of the types of errors that occurred and their frequency. |
| Error Detail | to print and view a list of all errors by line number, with the field, value, error type and error details. |
| Field Frequencies | (where available) to print and view a list of each field, the field values provided, each value’s description, the previous frequency, current frequency and percentage difference. (Please note, this report lists the frequencies of all field values provided without regard to the field’s validity). |
Grid Views
| Type | Detail |
|---|---|
| Error Summary | to view and sort summarised details of what errors occurred and their frequency. |
| Error Detail | to view, sort and group a detailed list of all errors by line number with the field, value, error type and error details. |
| Field Frequencies | to view and print graphs and grids of the frequencies of data values provided for each data field and, if available, compare with previous frequencies. (Please note, these graphs and grids display the frequencies of all field values provided without regard to the field’s validity). |
| Data Explorer | to view and sort all records. This view allows you to filter the data by ‘critical’, ‘identified’ and ‘good’ records. All records and fields containing errors are highlighted for easy identification. |
Contact us
Hospital Data Management Section
Phone: (02) 6289 8058
Email: hcp@health.gov.au