The indications tab will display notifications for four chronic conditions based on the following rules:
The "Indicated Diabetes with no Diagnosis" prompt will display the likelihood of Diabetes based on HbA1c, Anti-diabetic Medication and/or FBG being recorded in the patient record without a diagnosis:
•Red = likely
•Orange = possible
•Yellow = flag for review
Red: ANY of the following | Orange: ANY of the following | Yellow : ANY of the following |
Medications need to be long term to be included.
The "Indicated CKD with no Diagnosis" prompt displays patients where the staging of CKD, as determined by the combined results of kidney function (eGFR) and kidney damage (the level of albuminuria using ACR), indicates the possibility of CKD.
Please note that currently only POST values for spirometry are taken into consideration in this report! |
The report displays:
Patients on dialysis are displayed as 'level 5' CKD.
Red | Orange | Yellow |
The "Indicated Mental Health with no diagnosis" prompt will display the likelihood of a Mental Health condition based on a mental health medication or a mental health care plan being recorded in the patient record without a diagnosis. Any mental health diagnoses included in the existing CAT4 reports/filters is considered regardless if the diagnosis is marked as active or inactive in the patient record.
•Red = likely
•Orange = possible
RED: | ORANGE: |
The "Indicated COPD with no diagnosis" prompt will display the likelihood of COPD based on tiotropium medication or an adverse spirometry reading being recorded in the patient record without a diagnosis:
•Red = likely
•Orange = possible
RED: | ORANGE: |
The "Indicated Osteoporosis with no diagnosis" prompt will display when a patient meeting the criteria below is opened in the clinical system. The likelihood of the patient having osteoporosis rises from Yellow over Orange to Red as per the table below.
Red - Likely • Aged > 50 with a coded history of a Minimal trauma fracture) • On treatment and without a cancer diagnosis | Orange – Possible • On treatment (Medication) | Yellow – Review • On treatment (Medication) and with a cancer diagnosis |
The following medications are currently considered:
If a patient has new results such as pathology or medications that indicate the condition exists after a patient has been reviewed, the patient will appear again on the 'indicated condition' report. For example:
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