Pen CS has created the CAT Plus suite of software for primary health care with Topbar, CAT4 and PAT CAT. These tools are already working together and CAT Prompts is the next level of integration. CAT Prompts provide the team in general practice with an easy way of communicating across the CAT Plus suite. CAT4 and PAT CAT can identify patients of interest through the large range of reports and filters, and the criteria used in CAT4/PAT CAT can now be send to Topbar to notify the clinicians if their patient matches the chosen conditions. This can be used to improve data quality, identify patients at risk and highlight business opportunities for the practice.
The main advantage is the ease of communicating findings on a practice population level to the consult room where the individual patient is present. Rather than having to rely on printed lists or verbal communication, Topbar together with CAT4 will be able to improve team work and improve quality of care through communication.
This part of the CAT Prompts guide describes the configuration and use in CAT4. Each of the CAT Plus tools will have their own module on how to use CAT Prompts, and a combined guide will be made available, too.