Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
Better Sooner More Convenient Primary Care - New Zealand Doctor
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PHO/Community<br />
self care<br />
support<br />
Electronic<br />
clinical decision<br />
support<br />
Targets<br />
Referral to Diabetes SME group, cooking skills for life, Living a Health<br />
Life, Kaiawhina, community support groups, green prescription, pulmonary<br />
or cardiac rehabilitation, pharmacist support<br />
Diabetes form<br />
Flinders<br />
Questionnaire<br />
National PMP<br />
targets<br />
EDGE CVD form<br />
Flinders<br />
Questionnaire<br />
National PMP<br />
targets<br />
COPD Advanced<br />
form<br />
Flinders<br />
Questionnaire<br />
15 % smokers<br />
85% flu<br />
vaccination<br />
Flinders<br />
Questionnaire<br />
Decrease in<br />
Flinders<br />
score<br />
Capped numbers Capped at 950 across whole PHO Cap of 25%<br />
of 950<br />
Level Three <strong>Care</strong>: Integration (level two care, plus the following)<br />
Patient with long term conditions – not managing, clinical Patient with long term<br />
problems (+/- social problems)<br />
conditions – not managing<br />
well due to social problems<br />
Assessed by GP: Needs level 3 Long Term Conditions <strong>Care</strong><br />
Refer for inpatient AT&R<br />
assessment<br />
Referred to <strong>Care</strong> link<br />
asking for AT&R<br />
assessment<br />
Referred to <strong>Care</strong> link asking<br />
for NASC assessment<br />
Has AT&R assessment – inpatient or outpatient<br />
Has NASC assessment by<br />
needs assessor<br />
Plan written<br />
Referrals to allied health, mental health, secondary care (physicians, nurse specialists),<br />
pharmacy medication utilization reviews, home care, community support groups, as required<br />
Copy of plan to GP<br />
Followed up by AT&R nurse in community<br />
Followed by <strong>Care</strong> Link<br />
service co-ordinator<br />
3 monthly reports to GP, until discharge from ongoing co-ordination<br />
Practice puts patient onto level 3 LTC care<br />
Receives funding for extra hour of GP time and extra hour of nurse time for either<br />
quarterly 30 minute GP assessments or quarterly 15 minute assessments plus home visit<br />
Full Flinders assessment with quarterly follow up by nurse and My Shared Health Record<br />
Funding available for GP or nurse to participate in case conference with AT&R nurse or <strong>Care</strong><br />
Link service coordinator or clinical nurse specialist<br />
At one year GP reassesses and decides whether :<br />
- Goes back to Level 2 care<br />
- Or continues on Level 3 with ongoing service integration/AT&R nurse<br />
- Or continues on Level 3 and referred for another AT&R or NASC assessment<br />
Capped at 190 patients each year for the whole PHO<br />
Implementation of the programme has gone well in 2009 using the IHI Breakthrough Series<br />
methodology. A recent evaluation 37 of the implementation showed high acceptance by practices<br />
37 North D, Tracey J. Evaluation of the IHI Breakthrough Series Project for West Coast PHO. Jan 2010.<br />
Business case appendices V12 AC 25Feb2010 Page 42