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Term | Description | |
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics | |
ACR | Microalbumin Creatinine Ratio | |
Active patient | A patient with at least three visits in the last two years | |
Adjusted Population | In all numerical reports in PAT CAT we display the total number and another column called 'Adjusted'. Please refer to the 'viewing report data' chapter for more details | |
ANU | Australian National University | |
APCC | Australian Primary Care Collaboratives | |
ATSI | Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander | |
BMI | Body Mass Index | |
BP | Best Practice Clinical Desktop System | |
BP | Blood Pressure | |
BP | Best Practice | |
BSLF | Blood Sugar Level (Fasting) – more commonly called FBG | |
CAT | PCS Clinical Audit Tool® | |
CAT | Clinical Audit Tool | |
CAT4 | Clinical Audit Tool | |
CHD | Coronary Heart Disease | |
CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease | |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |
CV | Cardiovascular | |
CVD | Cardiovascular Disease | |
DoH | Department of Health | |
DoHA | Department of Health and Ageing | |
DVA | Department Veteran Affairs | |
eGFR | Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate | |
FBG | Fasting Blood Glucose | |
Geocode | The process of converting a location/address into a coordinate that then translates to an area type (e.g. SA1) | |
GP | General Practitioner | |
GRAPHC | National Centre for Geographic & Resource Analysis in Primary Health Care | |
GTAG | GRAPHC – Tag (a dedicated globally unique identifier) | |
HbA1c | Haemoglobin A1c | |
HCN | Health Communication Network Ltd | |
HDL | High-density Lipoproteins | |
Help Desk | Pen CS Help Desk | |
HMR | Home Medicine Review | |
IF | Improvement Foundation | |
LDL | Low-density Lipoprotein | |
MBS | Medicare Benefits Schedule | |
MD | Medical Director Clinical Desktop System, developed by HCN | |
MD | Medical Director | |
NEHTA | National E-Health Transition Authority | |
NPCC | National Primary Care Collaboratives | |
NPCC | National Primary Care Collaborative | |
NPI | National Performance Indicators | |
NVDPA | National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance | |
Org | PHN or other organisation | |
Organisation | PHN or other organisation | |
PCEHR | Personally Controlled eHealth Record | |
PEN CS | Pen CS Pty Ltd | Pen CS |
Pensioners | Used in Practice Data Quality Benchmark Report. The pensioner status of a patient is extracted from the patient details in the clinical system. This is not age relatedPen Computer Systems | |
QAIHC | Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council | |
QRG | Quick Reference Guide | |
RACGP | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners | |
SA | Statistical Area | |
SHS | Shared Health Summary as part of PCEHR | |
SIP | Service Incentive Payment | |
Topbar | A software tool for general practitioners by PCS | |
Transient | A patient that has visited at least 2 clinics in the organisation's catchment where both clinics have uploaded patient data. | |
Unique | A patient that has only been uploaded from one clinic in the organisation's catchment |
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