Population Reporting searches for EMIS, created by the CDRC can be used identify patients in your practice who might have Stroke/TIA misdiagnosed/ undiagnosed.
Accessing the Population Reporting Searches:
To access the CDRC Neurology Population Reporting Searches on EMIS, you will need to download and import the following .zip file:
If you have not performed this process before, please refer to the Download/ Import guide below, which provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to Download and Import .zip files into EMIS:
You can check whether you have the most up-to-date version by reviewing the date on the .zip file. Any updates to the Population Reporting searches will be communicated to CDRC Precision users via the mailing list for the CDRC. To ensure you stay up to date with the latest information, please sign up to the mailing list at http://eepurl.com/9131L
Guidance on the Population Reporting Searches:
Search Name | Search Description |
? Stroke TIA 2.1 Casefinding – Potential Stroke Indicator but no QoF Code | Patients with codes which might indicate stroke/TIA such as ‘stroke annual review’ or ‘amaurosis fugax’ Check for uncoded stroke/TIA and/or consider removing any erroneous historic codes. |
? Stroke TIA 2.2 Casefinding – Vascular dementia codes without h/o stroke/TIA | Many patients with vascular dementia have had cerebral infarcts. Review hospital letters and scan results to look for evidence of past cerebral infarction. |
? Stroke TIA 2.3 Casefinding – Unclassified stroke type | Patients with code for stroke which isn’t further classified as a haemorrhagic or ischaemic stroke. Review hospital letters and scan results to look for evidence of stroke type. Replace generic stroke code with specific code |