Tools and templates

The step-by-step guides below provide additional guidance on how to enter project data into your practice software during the data search phase of the project.

• POLAR Step-by-step guide – Coded diagnosis – Find patients with coded diagnosis of hepatitis C
• POLAR Step-by-step guide – No coded diagnosis – Find patients on hepatitis C medication without coded diagnosis of hepatitis C
• PENCAT4 Step-by-step guide – Finding patients with coded diagnosis of hepatitis C
• Communicare step-by-step guide – Finding patients in your database with hepatitis C

• Case Finding and Clinical Auditing using BP Premier
• Case Finding and Clinical Auditing using CAT4
• Case Finding and Clinical Auditing using MedicalDirector
• Case Finding and Clinical Auditing using POLAR

In stage 3, you will plan your quality improvement activities. These links provide examples of how you might use the PDSA template to make plan and make changes in your practice.

• PDSA Template 
• Adding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status – PDSA example
• Hepatitis C (detailed plan) – PDSA example
• Managing hepatitis C in the practice – PDSA example

When deciding on care and treatment options, it’s a good idea to map out the different activities you plan to explore with the patient. The following care plan guides and templates may help you design a coordinated approach.

• Hepatitis C Treatment Care Plan Guide
• Template for import into BP Premier
• Template for import into MedicalDirector