HQCA offers physicians reports offering information on patient demographics, utilization patterns

The Health Quality Council of Alberta is offering family physicians 2016-17 Primary Healthcare Panel Reports, which provide information about patient demographic characteristics, health status and aspects of patient management and utilization patterns across the healthcare system. The council says the reports can help physicians and their teams improve the patient's medical home and can be used to:

• Inform panel management activities;
• Identify and focus on specific areas for improvement;
• Identify gaps in screening and key preventive interventions;
• Help physicians understand the burden of illness of their panel;
• Assist with program planning and evaluation; and
• Make comparisons to PCN and zone aggregate panels.