Weight Management Enhanced Service eligibility alert (HP202)

Weight Management Enhanced Service eligibility alert (HP202)

Weight Management Enhanced Service eligibility alert (HP202)

Overview/Purpose

This is a protocol alert which helps users understand which patients have outstanding actions for the Weight Management Enhanced service. 
The key features of the protocol alert are:
🔍 Precise Patient Selection: This protocol alert identifies patients who could benefit from weight management support.
📊 BMI Assessment: Ensures patients with raised BMIs have their weight assessed regularly.
🚀 Referral Guidance: Highlights when referrals for weight management are needed.

Resource type:

Base
Optional
Localised

✔

Product

This protocol alert is part of the PCIT toolset product.

What does it do?

The protocol alert performs the following functions:
  1. Identifies patients who are BAME (black and minority ethnic) origin and have a BMI > 27.5
    1. Highlights if there is no BMI recorded in the last year
    2. Highlights if the patient hasn't been referred for weight management
  2. Identifies all other patients with a BMI >30
    1. Highlights if there is no BMI recorded in the last year
    2. Highlights if the patient hasn't been referred for weight management

Why is it important?

This protocol alert is important to ensure recording of BMI is up-to-date for patients who require it, as well as supporting the achievement of the weight management enhanced service contract.

What does it look like?

These screenshots show examples of the protocol alert. This information show will change, depending on the circumstances of the particular patient.




How to get it

You can request an optional protocol to be installed. If you would like to request installation please click here to submit a ticket.

System Dependencies

This protocol alert relies on using the clinical system to correctly code BMI and record ethnicity.

System Triggers

System trigger: Load patient record
Run mode: Always run
Enable trigger for: All (or you can specify a job category this would be suitable for)


Change management considerations

Your practice team need to be aware of the requirements of the Weight Management Enhanced Service and how to achieve these. They will also need to be aware this alert will pop up in the EMIS system and understand what it is there for. It is worth any team members who it is activated for reading this support article prior to the protocol alert being set live in your system.


HP current version number:

VERSION NUMBER 7.1.0
Published 19/11/24
Release notes:  Winter refresh
VERSION NUMBER 7.0.0
Published 6/4/23
Release notes:  Updated for this years contract


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