Primary Sense – a population health management, clinical decision support and data extraction tool
Primary Sense has been developed in conjunction with general practices, universities and representatives from peak bodies. It has been tried and tested among 700 GPs in the Gold Coast PHN region. Primary Sense is:
easy to use
can be quickly installed in practices using Medical Director or Best Practice software
provides real time medication safety alerts, patient care prompts and near real time data extractions
remains free for general practices that share data with Brisbane South PHN
all data extracted from Primary Sense is privacy protected, securely stored and managed in Australia
Primary Sense’s four components work together to provide real time reports, medical alerts or prompts. These include:
A data extractor tool
A desktop app
A database
The Johns Hopkins University ACG® System – the world’s leading population health analytics software.
How Primary Sense works
Data extractor
The tool extracts de-identified general practice data from a practice every three to five minutes.
Database
This data is securely transferred to a central database where analytics – like The Johns Hopkins University ACG® System – run over the data regularly.
The data is stored in a highly secure data store that is only accessible to that practice’s PHN, where PHN staff can run further analysis to support quality improvement initiatives and inform population health research or plan and commission services, like mental health care, to improve community health across the country.
All data extracted from Primary Sense is privacy protected and securely stored and managed in Australia.
Desktop app
The processed data is presented back to GPs, practice managers and practice nurses as reports, medical alerts or prompts, either on demand or triggered during a patient visit.
The benefits of using Primary Sense
There are many benefits to utilising Primary Sense in general practice, including that it provides:
tried and tested support – developed by GP’s for GP’s
the right care at the right time – real time medication alerts & prompts to support clinical decisions
on demand reports to proactively plan care that can be used by practice managers, GPs and nurses
access to the Johns Hopkins University ACG® System – the world’s leading population health analytics software – that identifies high risk groups and predicts future health needs to improve patient’s care plan
secure and reliable – data is de-identified, privacy protected and securely stored and managed in Australia.
Primary Sense training and resources
For learning manuals, important documents and ‘how to’ videos, click here.
