Population Health: MedicalDirector Insights Release Notes V1.8.18
The Department of Health has requested modifications to several indicators for nKPI, OSR and PIP-QI reports.
The following table describe the changes that have been implemented in MedicalDirector Insights Version 1.8.18.
Changes to Online Services Report (OSR) Reports
| Indicator | Summary of changes |
|---|---|
| CS1a - Episodes of Care and CS3a - Individual clients seen. | 'Telephone' visit type has been removed from the episode of care list. |
Changes to National Key Performance Indicator changes (nKPI) Reports
| Indicator | Summary of changes |
|---|---|
| PI25: STI result recorded. | Updates to LOINC codes. Inclusion of free-text look-up for pathology test names for chlamydia/gonorrhoea. |
Changes to Practice Incentives Program Quality-Improvement (PIP-QI) Indicator Reports
| Topic/Indicator | Summary of changes |
|---|---|
| Attendance types counted towards RACGP regular client. | Inclusion of hospital and telephone consultations as visit types. |
| QIM 2A/2B – Smoking status. | Adopted a consistent and universal single reference period of 'within the previous 24 months' for recording of smoking status across all age groups. |
| QIM7 – Alcohol consumption. | Adopted a reference period of 'within the previous 24 months' for the recording of alcohol consumption status for regular clients ≥ 15years of age. |
| QIM9 – Cervical screening | 'Sub-total hysterectomy' has been included in the numerator and denominator for this QIM. |
| QIMs 1, 5 and 10- Cortisone-induced diabetes. | 'Cortisone-induced diabetes' has been removed as a diabetes type from the calculation of numerators and denominators for this QIM. |