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Export of Pre Defined Practice Data

The Practice Focus export function is securely encrypted and cen be configured in advance to send data regularly to multiple locations as agreed with the PCT, using NHS email or direct file transfer. Depending on data sharing agreements, this data can be fully managed and aggregated by QMS, or we can create a central data warehouse for the PCT. Examples of data regularly collected via Practice Focus:

  • Performance data for PCT analysis
  • Anonymised patient data for public health and research purposes
  • Patient redefinable data for PCT registers
    • Retinal screening for diabetics
    • Health checks call and recall system
    • Child Immunisations

Enhanced services and performance monitoring

  • Performance against targets for Direct/Local Enhanced Services
  • Performance and reporting against bespoke local audits
  • Comparison of practice performance across all practices in the PCT
  • Age-sex standardised data
  • Data quality searches
  • Comparison of referral activity to support PBC
  • Smoking cessation data
  • Childhood immunisations
  • Swine and seasonal flu data

Improve practice data quality, disease registers and prevalence

  • Identifies patients who may be eligible for inclusion on disease registers to increase prevalence
  • Extensive data quality searches
    • Identification of patients eligible for registers and recall
    • Identification fo patients requiring interventions
    • Verification of exception codes
  • Age sex standardised data compares prevalence against PCT and national averages

Consultancy services from QMS

  • Detailed analysis of practice performance
  • Improve data quality disease registers and prevalence accuracy
  • Improve processes in Long term Condition Management (including recall and review, use of action plans, exception coding)
  • Support and training for practice to meet local targets
  • Written report and recommendations for each practice, and detailed report for the PCT)
  • Clinical system template construction to support local projects
  • Meet the IM&T DES
  • Deliver the Vascular Health Checks programme