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Integrations
Communicare integrates with National and State services, external reporting solutions and utilities that expand Communicare's reporting and other capabilities.
Key Performance Indicators
Health service management personnel can collate, analyse and report on National Key Performance Indicators and state-based Key Performance Indicators using Communicare.
National Key Performance Indicators
Use this information to assist with the Indigenous primary health care key performance indicators (nKPI) and Online Services Report (OSR) reporting within Communicare.
NKPI summary
Summary of NKPI reports.
PI 26 - Ear Health Check
Proportion of Indigenous regular clients ages 0-14 years who have a completed ear health check recorded.
Ear Health Check Included Clinical Items
Use these Central clinical items for ear health conditions or procedures to capture evidence of an appearance or movement check to include in nKPI reporting for PI 26 Ear Health Checks.

Integrations
Communicare integrates with National and State services, external reporting solutions and utilities that expand Communicare's reporting and other capabilities.
- Services Australia
  Communicare interacts with Services Australia web services.
- Australian Immunisation Register
  The Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) is a national register that records all vaccines given to all people in Australia.
- Data Synchronisation
  Data Synchronisation (DataSync) enables medical professionals to run clinics and deliver services in some of the most remote and isolated regions of Australia.
- Key Performance Indicators
  Health service management personnel can collate, analyse and report on National Key Performance Indicators and state-based Key Performance Indicators using Communicare.
  - National Key Performance Indicators
    Use this information to assist with the Indigenous primary health care key performance indicators (nKPI) and Online Services Report (OSR) reporting within Communicare.
    - Demographics overview
      Only those patients who meet the required Indigenous status, record status, patient status, age, or address are included in the reporting for supported encounter modes and contact types.
    - Identifying data required for nKPI reporting
      The nKPI reports extract data from clinical items in patient records and Medicare claims.
    - Reporting parameters
    - NKPI summary
      Summary of NKPI reports.
      - PI 01 - Birthweight recorded
        Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded.
      - PI 02 - Birthweight result
        Proportion of Indigenous babies born within the previous 12 months whose birth weight has been recorded
      - PI 03 - Indigenous Health Assessment completed
        Proportion of regular clients who received an MBS Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (MBS Item 715 or any equivalent such as 228, 92004, 92016, 92011 or 92023).
      - PI 05 - HbA1c recorded
        Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes who have had an HbA1c measurement result recorded.
      - PI 06 - HbA1c result
        Proportion of regular clients with Type II diabetes whose HbA1c measurement result was within a specified level
      - PI 07 - Chronic Disease Management Plan prepared
        Proportion of regular clients with a chronic disease who have received a GP Management Plan (MBS Item 721 or any equivalent such as 229, 92024, 92068, 92055, 92099).
      - PI 09 - Smoking status recorded
        Proportion of regular clients whose smoking status has been recorded.
      - PI 10 - Smoking status
        Proportion of regular clients whose smoking status has been recorded.
      - PI 11 - Smoking status of females who gave birth
        Proportion of regular clients who have given birth in the previous 12 months whose smoking status has been recorded.
      - PI 12 - Body mass index of clients
        Proportion of Indigenous regular clients who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) result within specified categories.
      - PI 13 - First Antenatal Visit
        Proportion of regular female clients who received antenatal care within specified periods.
      - PI 14 - Clients who are immunised against influenza
        Proportion of Indigenous patients aged 6 months and over who are immunised against influenza.
      - PI 16 - Alcohol consumption recorded
        Proportion of regular clients whose alcohol consumption status has been recorded.
      - PI 18 - Kidney Function Testing
        Proportion of Indigenous regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have a selected kidney function test result recorded.
      - PI 19 - Kidney function test result
        Proportion of Indigenous regular clients with a selected chronic disease who have had a kidney function result (eGFR and ACR) within a specified level.
      - PI 20 - CVD risk assessment factors
        Proportion of regular clients who have had the necessary risk factors assessed to enable cardiovascular disease (CVD) assessment
      - PI 21 - CVD risk assessment result
        Proportion of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment with results within specified levels.
      - PI 22 - Female clients who have had a cervical screening (HPV) test
        Proportion of female Indigenous regular clients who have had a cervical screening (HPV) test
      - PI 23 - Blood Pressure recorded
        Proportion of regular clients with Type 2 diabetes who have had a blood pressure measurement result recorded.
      - PI 24 - Blood Pressure result
        Proportion of Indigenous regular clients with Type 2 diabetes whose blood pressure measurement result was within specified categories
      - PI 25 - STI result recorded
        Proportion of Indigenous regular clients who have a test result for one or more sexually transmissible infections (STI).
      - PI 26 - Ear Health Check
        Proportion of Indigenous regular clients ages 0-14 years who have a completed ear health check recorded.
        Ear Health Check Included Clinical Items
        Use these Central clinical items for ear health conditions or procedures to capture evidence of an appearance or movement check to include in nKPI reporting for PI 26 Ear Health Checks.
        Codes to support nKPI PI 26 Ear Health Checks
        Add export and system codes to any qualifiers used in local clinical items that you want to use to capture evidence of an appearance or movement check to include in nKPI reporting for PI 26 Ear Health Checks.
    - OSR summary
      Summary of Online Services Report (OSR) data collection.
  - NSW KPIs
    Additional information for NSW KPIs.
  - NT AHKPIs
    Additional information for NT KPIs.
- Government Reporting Tool
  Use the Government Reporting Tool (GRT) to extract primary health care key performance indicators (nKPIs) for indigenous people from Communicare, analyse the data and directly upload the data to the Health Data Portal.
- HealthTracker
  Communicare can be integrated with The George Institute HealthTracker™, a decision support system developed by the researchers at The George Institute for Global Health to assist primary care health staff in best practice management and prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
- MeHR
  My Electronic Health Record Service (MeHR) allows Communicare users to submit details of a patient's health record and consultations to a central repository. Registered users also have access to this repository.
- My Health Record
  A My Health Record is a secure, electronic record of a patient's medical history, stored and shared in a network of connected systems, which brings key health information from a number of different systems together and presents it in a single view.
- National Cancer Screening Register
  Communicare integrates with the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR).
- HealthLink SmartForms
  Communicare integrates with HealthLink SmartForms to enable you to send structured eReferrals.
- Titanium & ISOH
  Communicare can interface with the Information System for Oral Health (ISOH) or Titanium.
- Virtual health monitoring
  Communicare can be configured to integrate with virtual health monitoring applications such as My Care Manager (MCM).
- WACHS Features
  This topic provides help for WACHS-related features.
- Cardiovascular Risk
  Record cardiovascular risk in Communicare.

Ear Health Check Included Clinical Items

Use these Central clinical items for ear health conditions or procedures to capture evidence of an appearance or movement check to include in nKPI reporting for PI 26 Ear Health Checks.

Table 1. Ear Health Check Clinical Items
Group	Clinical Item	Code¹	Appearance, Movement or Both
Otitis externa	Otitis externa	H70002	Both
Otitis externa	Swimmers ear	H70003	Both
Otitis media	Effusion;middle ear	H72001	Both
	Glue ear	H72002
	Otitis media	H71003
	Otitis media (with);effusion	H72005
	Otitis media;acute	H71002
	Otitis media;acute;no perforat	H71020
	Otitis media;acute;perforation	H71021
	Otitis media;chronic	H74004
	Otitis media;nonsuppurative	H72003
	Otitis media;perforated	H71004
	Otitis media;serous	H72004
	Otitis media;suppurative;acute	H71009
	Otitis media;suppurative;chron	H74006
Myringitis	Myringitis	H71001	Appearance
	Myringitis;chronic	H74002
	Inflammation;tympanic membra	H71006
	Tympanitis	H71005
Perforation of tympanic membrane	Perforation;ear drum	H77002	Appearance
	Perforation;tympanic membran	H77001
	Rupture(trauma/pres); eardrum	H79003
Cholesteatoma	Cholesteatoma	H74005	Appearance
Otorrhoea	Discharge;ear	H04001	Appearance
Otorrhoea	Pus (from);ear	H04002	Appearance
Bleeding from Ear	Bleeding;ear	H05001	Appearance
Procedure	Endoscopy;diagnostic;ear	H40001	Appearance
	Test;tympanometry	H39007	Movement
	Check up;complete;ear	H30001	Both
	Exam;complete;ear B	H30002
	Assessment;complete;hearing	H30003
	Myringotomy	H51010
	Grommet(s)	H53003
	Drainage tube(s);middle ear	H53004
	Myringoplasty	H54006
	Tympanoplasty	H54007
	Otorrhoea;tympanostomy tube	H72007
Hearing loss	Deafness	H86003	Both
	Deafness;sensorineural	H86002
	Deafness;mixed	H86005
	Deafness;conductive	H86004
	Problem;hearing	H02006
	Unable (to);hear	H02001
	Deaf mutism	H86001
	Disturbed;hearing	H02002
	Diminished;hearing	H02003
	Loss (of);hearing	H02004
	Deafness;partial;bilateral	H86007
	Deafness;total;bilateral	H86008
	Deafness;congenital	H86009

Note: Other ear health-related clinical items are excluded from nKPI reporting.

¹ The code is a combination of the ICPC-2 PLUS Code and Term values.

14 June 2024