A suite of Population Reporting searches for EMIS, created by the CDRC can be used identify patients in your practice who might benefit from lipid lowering or optimisation of treatment.
To enable actioning of these Population Reporting searches with guided instruction for patient care, please use the CDRC Lipid Management Template which can be accessed using the CDRC Precision Launcher. This holistic tool allows for accurate assessment, coding and management of patients to help meet best practice, QoF and PCN DES IIF indicators.
Accessing the Population Reporting Searches
Until recently, CDRC’s EMIS Population Reports have been made available to access directly from the CDRC website. However, this has meant that there is no way of ensuring that they are being used appropriately and updated as necessary, representing a risk.
You can still access these reports directly from the CDRC team by emailing contact-cdrc@healthinnovationnenc.org.uk ; a member of the CDRC team will be able to provide access to the required reports and any ongoing support.
We endeavour this to be a short-term solution as CDRC are working on a comprehensive support suite, which in the long-term will benefit GP practices using these resources, by providing a more in depth & ongoing support system.
Population Reporting Guidance:
To view CDRC’s focused Population Reporting Lipid searches navigate to the CDRC Quality Lipids (22nd April 2024) folder and open the CDRC Quality Lipids Focused Reports folder.
The Screening Reports identify patients who may require screening for CVD or FH.
The Consider Starting / Restarting Lipid Lowering Reports identify patients who may benefit from Lipid Lowering Therapy initiation. These reports have been broken down into cohorts dependent on their risk:
The Consider Lipid Lowering Optimisation Reports will identify patients who may benefit from the optimisation or management of their current Lipid Lowering Therapy.
The Specialist Lipid Management Reports will identify patient cohorts who meet the criteria for specific medications, including PCSK9i & Inclisiran:
CDRC Lipid Management Template
The Lipid Management Template is an intelligent template that helps guide clinicians through their patient’s lipid management, presenting relevant information depending on whether it is for primary prevention, secondary prevention and whether or not they are at target.
To access the CDRC Lipid Management Template, you will need to have the CDRC Precision Resource Launcher enabled at your practice. Information on how to do this can be found by clicking on the link below:
Once enabled, you will be able to follow these steps:
- With the identified patient’s record retrieved, press F12 and select CDRC Precision Resource Launcher which will open the following pop-up:
- Click ‘OK’
- Click on Assessment and Management Templates > Cardiovascular > Lipids Management, which will open the following template:
This screenshot is for a test patient who is being treated for secondary prevention and provides information to support the management and optimisation of their treatment.
Additional pages are provided for FH Screening, where you can calculate the DCLN score and refer the patient for a FH assessment if required; Hyperlipidaemia Aetiology and LLT’s, containing information on potencies, cautions and medication suitability (adverse reactions, contraindicated, not tolerated).