Do you need to access QOF/patient recall data for more than one surgery?
Do you manage the QOF for a GP partnership, group practice or perhaps a GP Consortium?
It’s very easy to load PatientChase with patient data from numerous sites, then switch between figures for each site when required.
All from one PC and one copy of PatientChase.
If you’d like to know how, get in touch and we’ll set you up in 5 minutes.
January 11, 2012
Do you use the label printing tool to produce automatic QOF alerts for repeat prescription patients?
If the answer is yes, you can now automatically record the label into EMIS at the same time as printing the label. The labels can then be audited for exception reporting, using the reporting tool in PatientChase.
To ensure this feature is enabled, open the Label Printing Pop Up, select ‘Options’ in the top right corner and select the ‘Insert into EMIS’ option.
Click the image below for a screenshot of the label printing options:
If you don’t use the label printing tool, click here for a tutorial.
November 8, 2011
Do you have v20 of PopMan yet?
If so, an essential update of PatientChase is required for all EMIS LV practices running the new v20 QOF targets.
For more information on what to do, follow the instructions on PatientChase’s startup screen.
What’s new in this version?
If you have any questions, please call 0845 402 5161
or email support@patientchase.com
August 1, 2011
Happy New Year from all at PatientChase!
It’s the final quarter of the QOF year but there’s no need to panic if you still have numerous targets to achieve.
At this time of year many practices focus their patient recall on those patients who have still not come in for their QOF checks.
This is the perfect time to be using our ‘threshold search’ feature and/or the hotkeys in the search wizard.
Threshold button
At the click of a button PatientChase identifies all those patients who need to be recalled in order for you to achieve 100% across all thresholds.
All or any of this patient group can then be instantly mail merged.
This feature works brilliantly whatever method of recall you use at other times of the year. In fact, it can be used simultaneously with other recall methods, i.e. month of birth recall, QOF only recall, due diary date recall or opportunistic patient attendance.
Come the new QOF year in April, PatientChase’s flexibility means you can simply revert back to your existing recall method.
Click the big Threshold button at the top of the PatientChase screen to run the pre-built threshold search.
Should you wish to view a tutorial on how the threshold search works, simply click the ‘Learn more’ link that appears once you’ve clicked the button.
Hotkeys in the search wizard
Click on New Search and press either the r or b keys on your keyboard. This will group all your patients together across indicators where you have not yet achieved your targets.
r = red targets / below target
b = black / within 20%
January 5, 2011
I’d just like to go in more detail around how you can easily choose groups of targets to quickly pick the ones right for your surgery. You’ll notice this legend on the bottom of the wizard panel .
By pressing a keyboard button, you can automatically select targets which are linked to certain criteria. The text will turn bold when you select these groups of targets.
Threshold Keypresses
Pressing the ‘r’ key will select/deselect all targets you are below 20% to target.
Pressing the ‘b’ key will select/deselect all targets you are within 20% of target.
Pressing the ‘g’ key will select/deselect all targets you have achieved.
This way you can easily focus on targets where your surgery is underachieving within a few keystrokes
Grouping Targets Across Clinical Domains
In general you can separate QOF Targets into the following categories as explained in this diagram
Pressing the ‘s’ key will select/deselect all targets related to indices which are too high eg BP too high or Cholesterol too high.
Pressing the ‘v’ key will select/deselect all targets related to requesting bloods or urine across clinical domains.
Pressing the ‘f’ key will select/deselect all the flu targets.
Pressing the ‘t’ key will select/deselect targets which are time limited eg DEP3.
Pressing the ‘a’ key will select/deselect targets which are review type eg where a foot pulse or blood pressure needs to be checked or where a review needs to be done (this keypress is not displayed in the wizard).
Pressing ‘l’ will select any pre-saved targets. If you have a set of targets you use often select them, then press F8 to save them. When you press ‘l’, those targets will be loaded and selected on the Wizard. This way you can select any custom group of targets saved for your use next time.
I’ll go over some examples around how to use this combination of key presses next time.
Raza Toosy
GP and Developer. PatientChase.
May 20, 2010
We have been working hard to update the Wizard Panel. Now reduced to one screen for ease of use, it is slicker and it is easier to obtain the targets you require. You now export to word and excel from the Search Library.
Simply run the update file when requested on the start up screen when running PatientChase and go through the update process. Hint. If you feel the patient count is updating too slowly, press ‘p’ on the wizard to turn the patient count off and ‘p’ again to turn it on. I’ll post more about extra features of the wizard with examples soon.
Raza Toosy
GP and Developer, PatientChase.
May 7, 2010
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve just released our latest version which now comes with super fast syncing.
On average, syncs with EMIS now take a matter of minutes, meaning that you can now update PatientChase instantly with the latest clinical activity.
This major advance in the way PatientChase collects patient data from EMIS will save you a lot more time and makes using PatientChase even more convenient.
The sync progress screen looks different too and provides added assurance of sync status and completion.
‘Date of last Sync’ now also added.
Click the image for a screenshot:
Here’s what one of our practices has said about the latest version:
“Just wanted to say how impressed I am with the improvements that have been done to PatientChase. The new superspeed sync of patients is wow! What a difference – can do it more often – always up to date!” Jackie Hogg, Clinical Data Manager, The Baffins Surgery
Look out for the patch update on your startup screen.
February 4, 2010
Did you know that you can cleverly highlight a set of patients within any of your existing PatientChase searches?
For example, highlight housebounds and remove them in one go?
Or highlight everyone in your search who’s had 3 letters and instantly send them a final letter?
By using the ‘Select patients from EMIS Export’ feature you can match patients within your search to any number of criteria and then delete or mail. It’s easy and quick.
As well as the examples above, there are many other reasons you may wish to refine your PatientChase search.
click here for some suggestions and to see filtering in action:
February 1, 2010