CAT4 starting point

RECIPE Steps Filters:

• In the “General” Tab, click the 'Active' box, select the 'Mths' radio button and enter Start Age = 604 and End Age = 888 months. If required, select 'Active' to search for your active patients only!

• Click "Recalculate"

• Click ‘Hide Filters’

Report Steps

• Select the "Screening/FOBT/FOBT Last Recorded" tab

This report will show the selected patients and the proportion of patients with a FOBT recorded. To find patients with no FOBT recorded or no FOBT recorded in the last 28 months, select the following slices of the graph:

• >2-3 years,
• >3-4 years,
• > 4 years,
• No FOBT Recorded

This report excludes patients with a number of conditions under the 'ineligible category. Full details can be found here:https://help.pencs.com.au/display/CG/Diagnosis+Codes+Screening+Tests

• Click on the 'Export' button to see a list of eligible patients. This report will have patients with their last FOBT at least 24 months ago, but it can be sorted by the 'FOBT last recorded' column to find those patients with a last result at least 28 months ago.

To Export Patient List to Microsoft Excel:

1.  Click on the “Export Icon”  at the top of the Patient Reidentification window.

2.  Click on “Excel”

3.   Choose a file name and a location to save to (eg. Create a folder C:/ClinicalAudit/CAT Patient FollowUp)

4.  Click “Save”

The steps above will produce a list of patients with contact details in MS Excel which can then be used to:

1.   Go back through the individual patient records in the GP Clinical Desktop System (CDS) and update known records

2.  Phone patients to update their record

3.  Produce a mail merge to recall patients for follow up