Quality improvement
The RACGP defines quality improvement as a systematic, ongoing activity to improve the quality of care and services undertaken within a general practice. The primary aim is to monitor, evaluate and refine processes in order to improve coordination of care and deliver better health outcomes for patients.
On this page:
Introduction to quality improvement
Quality Improvement in General Practice – Introduction to quality improvement
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Getting started
Building Teams
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Building Teams activity
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Leading and managing change
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Model for Improvement and PDSA
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Model for Improvement and PDSA Template
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Quality Improvement (QI) Tools
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Data Quality resources and activities
Introduction to Data Quality
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Data Cleansing QI Toolkit
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Data Cleaning — Best Practice
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Data Cleaning — MedicalDirector
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Improving health record quality in general practice (RACGP)
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Increasing allergy and reaction recording PDSA
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Increasing ethnicity status recording
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Asthma
Thunderstorm Asthma QI Activity Webinar
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Thunderstorm Asthma QI Toolkit
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Thunderstorm Asthma POLAR Walkthrough
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Thunderstorm Asthma PDSA Template
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Thunderstorm Asthma on Healthpathways Melbourne
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Asthma in Spring – Allergies and Thunderstorms
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Cardiovascular risk factors
Implementing Heart Health Checks PDSA
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Heart Health Checks Quality Improvement Activity (QIM 8) – Webinar
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Cervical screening
Improving Health Outcomes by incorporating HPV self-collection: For clinical teams
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Cervical Screening Quality Improvement Activity (QIM 9)
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Cervical Screening – Quality Improvement Toolkit for General Practice
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Entering Cervical Screening Test in Best Practice
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Entering Cervical Screening Results in Medical Director
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Cervical Screening on Healthpathways Melbourne
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Diabetes management
Diabetes Management (QIM 1) Quality Improvement Activity – Webinar
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Ensuring patients with diabetes have an active General Practitioner Management Plan (GPMP) PDSA
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Increasing HbA1c recording in patients with diabetes PDSA
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Ensuring patients with diabetes are coded correctly PDSA
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Diabetes management on Healthpathways Melbourne
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Health Assessments
Health Assessments — for patients 75+ years old PDSA
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Implementing Health Assessments in your practice Quality Improvement Activity – Webinar
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Health assessments in general practice: For clinical teams
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Health assessments on Healthpathways Melbourne
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Immunisation
Using My Health Record to update immunisation status recording PDSA
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Immunisation on Healthpathways Melbourne
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My Health Record
Increasing Shared Health Summary uploads to the My Health Record PDSA
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Increasing Shared Health Summary uploads to My Health Record — for patients over 65 years PDSA
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Increasing Shared Health Summary uploads to My Health Record — for patients with chronic or complex PDSA
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Smoking status
Increasing smoking status recording (QIM 2) PDSA
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Smoking and Vaping Cessation on Healthpathways Melbourne
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POLAR data tool
POLAR software is a data analysis tool that can be used by your practice team for quality improvement purposes — and to deliver better care for patients.
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My Health Record helps you access information about your patients such as shared health summaries, discharge summaries, prescription and dispense records, pathology reports and diagnostic imaging reports.