LES Alert for Cumbria (HP235)

LES Alert for Cumbria (HP235)

This is a localised protocol for Cumbria                                                                                                                                                                                          

Purpose:

This protocol will:
  1. Ensures optimum activity reporting and payment for the locally enhanced services for Cumbria.

What does it actually do?

This protocol covers a number of different LES areas.  For each of these, if the user double clicks on the alert they are taken to a template which highlights the required data entry and allows updating in line with the Enhanced Service requirements.  The areas covered are listed below with the functions the protocol performs listed below each one:

Warfarin Monitoring

The protocol performs the following functions:
  1. Checks every patient on loading the record to see if the patient is on warfarin
  2. If the patient is on warfarin, the alert identifies if the correct code to record monitoring has been added to the record to achieve payment
  3. If it hasn't, the user is warned that this is needed.  If it has, the user is alerted so they can see if it has been added this quarter - it's needed every quarter.

Shared Care Monitoring

The protocol performs the following functions:
  1. Checks every patient on loading the record to see if they are on a shared care drug
  2. If they are on a shared care drug, the user is alerted to this and the frequency of monitoring that is required.

No recent BP

The protocol performs the following functions:
  1. Checks every patient on loading the record to see if they have had a blood pressure in the last 2 years
  2. If they haven't, the user is alerted to this.

Hypertension case finding

The protocol performs the following functions:
  1. Checks every patient on loading the record to see if they have had a raised blood pressure previously
  2. If they have, the user is alerted to this and told of the level of BP.

Health data monitoring

The protocol performs the following functions:
  1. Checks every patient on loading the record to see if they have had the required data for health monitoring entered
  2. If they haven't, the user is alerted to this and told which elements are missing.

Autism health check

The protocol performs the following functions:
  1. Checks every patient on loading the record to see if they are autistic
  2. If they are, it checks to see if they have had the required data for their health check entered
  3. If they haven't, the user is alerted to this and told which elements are missing.

SMR in Dementia patients

The protocol performs the following functions:
  1. Checks every patient on loading the record to see if they have dementia
  2. If they have, it checks to see if they have had the a structured medication review
  3. If they haven't, the user is alerted to this.

What does it look like?

Warfarin Monitoring


Shared Care Monitoring


No recent BP


Hypertension case finding


Health data monitoring


Autism health check


SMR in Dementia patients


System Dependencies:

Relies on using the clinical system to code all elements of your local incentive schemes

System Trigger
System Trigger: Load patient record
Run mode: Always run 
Enable trigger for: All team members

Fitting your practice

Your teams need to be aware that there are a number of LIS schemes for which have a variety of requirements.

How to get it

If you are based within Cumbria, this protocol is automatically installed in your system.  If you are waiting for installation and want us to prioritise your site please submit a ticket to request this.

Support Information

Development Log

VERSION NUMBER 1.0.0

Published 23/12/23
Release notes: Initial release


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