Pen CS General Practice eNewsletter
November eNews:
  • General Practice Resources Portal
  • Booklets
  • Training Videos
  • Quick Start Guide
  • CAT4 PIP QI '10 Improvement Measures' Report for General Practice
  • Topbar PIP QI '10 Improvement Measures' App - Voted Most Popular Quality Improvement Software Tool
  • Topbar Survey
  • Support Update
  • Webinars
General Practice Resources Portal
The new Pen CS General Practice Resources Portal has all the resources your practice needs to get the best use out of our products. It features booklets, training videos and a quick start guide.
Booklets
Access Pen CS Quality Improvement booklets for your practice on the new Resources Portal .

Resources available on the portal include:
Training Videos
The General Practice Resources Portal also features Training Videos, which provide both new and experienced users with key videos to watch, to increase your understanding of Topbar, CAT4 and CAT Plus.

Videos include:
CAT Plus Quick Start Guide
The Quick Start page includes free webinars, training videos, access to the online help site and step-by-step guides for General Practice.
CAT4 PIP QI '10 Improvement Measures' Report for General Practice
The CAT4 PIP QI '10 Improvement Measures' Report for General Practice is now available for sale on the Pen CS Shop .

Price: $275 plus GST, per practice per annum, for all existing CAT4 users.

If you wish to purchase this report, and your PHN has not purchased it for you, you can now do so.
PIP QI Topbar '10 Improvement Measures' App
Voted Most Popular Quality Improvement Software Tool
We are pleased to announce that "The new PIP QI software tool from Pen CS was voted most popular quality improvement by attendees at team Train IT Medical's current rural training roadshow." Thanks to Katrina Otto and the team at Train IT Medical.

The new Topbar PIP QI App will drive better data quality for the '10 Improvement Measures.' This App notifies the Doctor when a presenting patient's record is missing information pertinent to the '10 Improvement Measures.' The Practice may opportunistically update clinical information, for the presenting patient, during the patient's attendance at the Practice.

The PIP QI App is available now to all users on Topbar.
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Support Hours
Support has reverted to regular business hours.

Weekday hours:
  • Monday - Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm, across Australia
  • Saturdays are now closed.
CAT Plus and Respiratory Diseases
This webinar will show the available relevant reports and filters to monitor patients with respiratory disease.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Know what reports and filters related to respiratory disease are available in CAT4
  • Participants will be shown how spirometry has to be entered in MD/BP to be picked up by CAT4
  • Medication filters and MBS items relevant to respiratory disease will be demonstrated
  • Know how to access resources to better utilise CAT Plus
  • Create Topbar prompts for respiratory patients or patients at risk

Date : Tuesday, 12th November 2019
Time : 1-1:30pm AEDT

Topbar for Beginners
A demonstration of Topbar, clinical decision support tool. This 30 minute demo will show the functionality and value of Topbar for new and mid-level users.

Date: Thursday, 21st November 2019
Time : 1-1:30pm AEDT

CAT4 for Beginners
This 30 minute session is designed to give new and existing users of CAT4 an overview of the functionality and showcase examples of the use of the tool in general practice.

Date: Tuesday, 26th November 2019.
Time : 1-1:30pm AEST

Increasing Business Potential using CAT4 and Topbar
Work with CAT4 and Topbar to increase business potential by getting the most of the MBS Filter in CAT4 and MBS App in Topbar.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Know what reports and filters related to MBS items are available in CAT4
  • Know how the MBS Filter works in CAT4
  • Be shown how to use the Topbar MBS App in real time and its limitations
  • Know how to access resources to better utilise CAT Plus

Date : Thursday, 5th December 2019
Time : 1:-1:30pm AEDT

Using the PIP QI App in Topbar
Learn how to use the PIP QI Topbar App, as well as other key Topbar Apps, to assist in quality improvement for your practice.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Know how to use the PIP QI App
  • Be familiar with other Topbar Apps to assist in quality improvement (Data Cleansing, CAT Plus Prompts)
  • Know how to access resources to better utilise Topbar

Date: Tuesday, 10th December 2019
Time : 1-1:30pm AEDT

Previous Webinars
Find more webinars here .