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Life! pProgram eligibility A

Recipe Name

How to find patients that may be

Identify patients eligible for the Life!

pProgram referral using elements of the AUSDRISK tool

program that meet risk criteria a

Rationale

The following inclusion criteria will determine eligibility for the the Life! program:

  •  Age 18 years and above
  •  BMI 25 kg/m2 or above (if patient is of Asian background a BMI 23 kg/m2 or above)
  •  AUSDRISK Score 12 or above

The exclusion criteria include patients with:

  •  Diabetes
  • Active Cancer
  •  Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) diagnosis in the last 3 months

Target Population

Patients at high risk who can be recommended for/are eligible for the Life! program

CAT Starting Point

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Rationale

Help practices identify patients who can be recommended for AUSDRISK and are eligible for the Life! pProgram

Target Population

  • Age 30 years or above for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or Age 45 years or above for general population
  • Systolic Blood Pressure of 140 mmHg and above
  • BMI of 25 and above

CAT Starting Point

  1. CAT Open – CAT4 view (all reports) loaded.
  2. 2. Population extract loaded and extract pane "hidden"

In the Filter panel:

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  2. 3. Optional Only: Filter Pane Open and under the 'General' tab,

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  1. "Active Patients (3x < 2 years)

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2(a). Enter '45' in the Start Age box under 'Age' for general population
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[ |http://www.racgp.org.au/your-practice/guidelines/diabetes/3-screening,-risk-assessment,-case-finding-and-diagnosis/31-identifying-risk-of-diabetes-in-asymptomatic-patients/] 2(b). For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enter '30' in the Start Age box and in 'Ethnicity' tab select 'Indigenous'
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  1. Under 'Risk Factors' tab, select 'Smoking'
  2. Click on the 'Recalculate' button to apply these filters.

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Click Hide Filter.
In the Reports Pane:

  1. Under 'Measures' Report, select 'BMI' tab and select 'Overweight', 'Obese' and 'Morbid'

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  1. Select 'BP' tab, select '>140/90'
  2. Click on 'Report' button to see the list of patients meeting the criteria for Life Referral

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1. In the Filters Pane, under 'General' tab, enter age '18' in the Start Age box under ‘Age’.


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2. In the Reports Pane, under ‘Measures’ Report, select ‘BMI’ tab and select ‘Overweight’, ‘Obese’ and ‘Morbid’.


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AUSDRISK Score can not be calculated through CAT at this stage but Life! program eligibility A recipe can be followed to narrow down patients.

For exclusion Criteria:

3. Select 'Conditions' tab then click 'Chronic tab'. Check the box beside the 'No' under Diabetes. This will exclude patients with an existing diagnosis of diabetes.


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4. Click 'Cancer' tab. Check all the 'No' boxes. This will exclude patients with an existing diagnosis of cancer.


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5. Click ‘Report’ button to view list of patients meeting these criteria.

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6. List can be saved/printed or be sent a SMS/Voicemail Recall via the 'Patient Reidentification' window.


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  1. Save or print the patient list or send the list a SMS/Voicemail Recall from 'Patient Reidentification' window

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Create a prompt to display in Topbar
Remember you need to be in the CAT4 Daily View to be able to create prompts. Other pre-requisites are:

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To start click on the 'Daily View' icon on the top of your CAT4 screen:


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Once you have applied the filter(s) and displayed the patients of interest as described above, you can create a prompt that will be shown to all clinicians using Topbar if a patient meeting the prompt criteria is opened in their clinical system.


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