PAT CAT uses a number of terms that are explained in the table below
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 |
Blood Pressure |
BP |
Best Practice |
BSLF |
Blood Sugar Level (Fasting) – more commonly called FBG |
CAT |
Clinical Audit Tool |
CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
CV |
Cardiovascular |
CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
DoH |
Department of Health |
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) |
GRAPHC |
National Centre for Geographic & Resource Analysis in Primary Health Care |
GTAG |
GRAPHC – Tag (a dedicated globally unique identifier) |
HbA1c |
Haemoglobin A1c |
HDL |
High-density Lipoproteins |
HMR |
Home Medicine Review |
IF |
Improvement Foundation |
LDL |
Low-density Lipoprotein |
MD |
Medical Director |
Org |
PHN or other organisation |
Organisation |
PHN or other organisation |
NEHTA |
National E-Health Transition Authority |
NPCC |
National Primary Care Collaborative |
NPI |
National Performance Indicators |
NVDPA |
National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance |
QAIHC |
Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council |
RACGP |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
SA |
Statistical Area |
SIP |
Service Incentive Payment |
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 |
Table 1: Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations