Facilitator Handbook 2005 - PRIMIS
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PRIMIS Facilitator Handbook Clinical Coding 32 PRIMIS

The MIQUEST Process PRIMIS Facilitator Handbook The MIQUEST Process Background MIQUEST stands for: Morbidity Information Query and Export Syntax and is a software tool to extract and aggregate comparable data from disparate GP systems. It is a method for extracting data in a computer-readable form that uses a common query language for health known as Health Query Language (HQL) and can therefore be used with a variety of different GP clinical computer systems, using the system’s own MIQUEST interpreter. Both MIQUEST and the system interpreters incorporate various security and confidentiality safeguards which enforce security constraints to prevent unauthorised extraction of patient-identifiable data. MIQUEST has been endorsed by the NHS as the recommended method of expressing queries and extracting data from different types of practice systems and it has therefore been adopted as the standard method for PRIMIS. MIQUEST in itself is not a data quality improvement method, but is one of the many tools that an information facilitator will use when working with a practice to improve their data quality. MIQUEST Enquirer software is Crown Copyright, for use only by authorised personnel within the NHS. Technical maintenance and development support for MIQUEST Enquirer is provided by NHS Connecting for Health, but the suppliers of each GP computer system are responsible for support and maintenance of their system’s own MIQUEST interpreter. MIQUEST is available on the majority of GP clinical computer systems that are in use today. This is because it is part of the General Medical Practice Computer Systems – Requirements for Accreditation (RFA99) scheme. Where MIQUEST is available for a particular GP clinical system, it should be used as the preferred method of extraction of data from that system for PRIMIS purposes. MIQUEST Enquirer software includes a Query Manager to facilitate the distribution of queries and a Response Manager to organise and aggregate the responses received from participants in a local or national data collection scheme. An HQL Editor is also available to facilitate the writing of queries. However, it should be noted that the construction of a MIQUEST query set and the coding required for it can be complex and often time consuming, requiring both clinical and technical input. The responses from a MIQUEST-generated query are created as Comma Separated Value (CSV) files. Analytical tools such as PRIMIS Rush and CHART use these files to create easyto-view graphs, summary sheets and spreadsheets, enabling trained information facilitators to interpret and make sense of the data extracted. The Training The training takes place over two full days and is run on an individual scheme basis. Prior to training, information facilitators will be required to install the MIQUEST software on their PC or laptop. This is available from Connecting for Health on a CD-ROM. Contact the Connecting for Health helpdesk on 01392 251289, or email helpdesk@nhsia.nhs.uk or visit www.nhsia.nhs.uk/nhais/pages/products/vaprod/miquest/ to fill out an online request form. PRIMIS 33

<strong>PRIMIS</strong> <strong>Facilitator</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong><br />

Clinical Coding<br />

32 <strong>PRIMIS</strong>

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