Primary Sense in your practice/Changes to Pen CS Data Extraction Tool  

Over the past five years, Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN), in partnership with GPs and general practices, have designed and developed the Primary Sense population health management and clinical audit tool.

This tool is currently being used by 83 practices on the Gold Coast and is being considered for roll out by PHNs nationally that could see the tool used in up to nearly half the general practices around the country.

Based on the success of the Primary Sense extraction tool on the Gold Coast, GCPHN is prioritising Primary Sense installs in all compliant general practices by the end of March 2022.

GCPHN is only able to fund and support one tool for practices. This means that from 1 July 2022, GCPHN is planning to no longer fund and support PenCS licenses for practices that have software compliant with Primary Sense.

Primary Sense is fully subsidised by GCPHN. This tool can significantly support your practice to identify your at-risk patients and manage your workload during this COVID-19 pandemic. It provides near real-time insights that support your business sustainability by helping you identify patients who may be slipping through the gaps.

Primary Sense improves patient outcomes 

• Allows early identification of patients in need of additional support and those most at risk
• Providing safety and quality information at the point of care (during a consultation)
• Giving you and/or your staff access to the right information at the right time for the patient you are seeing

Primary Sense saves you time 

• High quality analytics to support clinical decision making without complex data manipulation and staff training

Primary Sense saves your practice money 

• Primary Sense is fully subsidised to general practice
• Supports PIP QI, CPD and accreditation
• Supports your practice identify missing or overdue items of care for patients to optimise care and practice sustainability.

All remaining Gold Coast practices with Medical Director and Best Practice can now have Primary Sense installed. If you are interested, please complete this form and the GCPHN Primary Sense™ team will contact you to book a time for a demonstration.

Further information about Primary Sense, including videos, can be found here.