Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement Incentive – 2023-24 report

Practice Incentives Program (PIP) Quality Improvement (QI) Incentive aims to support general practice while encouraging continuous improvement and better outcomes for patients.

This PIP QI Incentive is a payment to general practices that participate in quality improvement activities that improve patient outcomes and deliver best practice care.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released the Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement (PIP QI) 2023-24 Report.

This report provides a benchmark for Gippsland alongside the rest of Australia for the 10 Quality Improvement Measures (QIMs).

The report highlights the exceptional efforts providers in Gippsland have been making in improving health outcomes in the region.

Some key report findings:

• Gippsland is ranked fourth for recording HbA1c results in type 1 diabetes patients, and third for type 2 and undefined diabetes
• Gippsland is the second-highest ranking PHN for recording blood pressure in patients with diabetes
• Gippsland is exceeding the national average for up-to-date cervical screening, ranked fourth.

• Gippsland is the third-highest ranking PHN for the proportion of patients immunised against influenza in the 65+ age group (QIM 4), those with diabetes (QIM 5) and those with COPD (QIM 6). However, influenza immunisation rates in these cohorts have decreased since 2021 results

• Gippsland is ranked as the fifth-lowest PHN for patients with a healthy BMI and the sixth-highest for patients with an obese BMI.

The results demonstrate a clear focus on improving population health in Gippsland. However, there are some clear focus areas to further benchmark Gippsland as one of the best regions for healthcare in Australia.

Gippsland PHN would like to thank all Gippsland general practices participating in the National PIP-QI program, with your contribution to health in the region evident in the statistics above.

Let’s continue to work together to achieve a measurably healthier Gippsland.

QIM 1: Proportion of regular clients with diabetes with an HbA1c result recorded in their GP record within the previous 12 months

QIM 2: Proportion of regular clients with a current smoking status recorded in their GP record

QIM 3: Proportion of regular clients with a current height and weight classification recorded in their GP record and a derived BMI result

QIM 4: Proportion of regular clients aged 65 years and over with an influenza immunisation status recorded in their GP record within the previous 15 months

QIM 5: Proportion of regular clients with diabetes with an influenza immunisation status recorded in their GP record within the previous 15 months

QIM 6: Proportion of regular clients with COPD with an influenza immunisation status recorded in their GP record within the previous 15 months

QIM 7: Proportion of regular clients with an alcohol consumption status recorded in their GP record

QIM 8: Proportion of eligible regular clients with a record of the necessary risk factors in their GP record for CVD risk assessment

QIM 9: Proportion of regular female clients with an up-to-date cervical screening test recorded in their GP record within the previous 5 years

QIM 10: Proportion of regular clients with diabetes with blood pressure recorded in their GP record within the previous 6 months