Histopathology National QI Programme –

NQAIS Histopathology Changes

Dr Ann Treacy, Histopathology QI Programme Working

Group & Mr Philip Ryan, Programme Team

10 May 2016

Learning Aim

• Ensure participants are getting the most out of NQAIS

Histopathology

• What NQAIS can and will do for you?

• Looking at data for research and publication

opportunities

• Aware of how to request changes, when they’re coming

and how to access support.

Preparation of Q23 poster for USCAP

• Extracting data to presenting poster

• Assistance of programme team

• Now OpenApp assisting

Q20 Audit

• Review of 12 months of supplementary

reports

• 815 Q20 codes

– 14 cases no supp report – incorrect coding

– 18 cases should have been coded as an

amended report Q21

– 12 cases should have been coded as a

corrected report Q22

TAT Monitoring

• Review of TAT according to P code

– Areas of work within the lab

– Comparison year to year

– Resources for the laboratory

Other areas

• Personalization of QA data

– Q codes

– TAT

• Inclusion in hospital report

– Raised awareness amongst clinicians

– Stress positives of MDT review / Peer review /

realtime review

NQAIS system and development

Update

Accessing the Data behind Reports

NQAIS QI Report – High levelWhat if you (participant) want to look at the detail behind my report?

Click on the Floppy disk icon to access KQI Exports

Accessing the Data behind Reports

Accessing the Data behind Reports

KQI Exports – creating graphs and charts

Programme Support

NQAIS Histopathology Support

Key information to investigate queries before calling Support

Basic pre-checks

Check if problem is a local IT issue?

Potential miscoding in the LIS

Is there missing QI coding (Blind spot)?

OpenApp (OA) new first contact for service calls. Date TBC

System changes including updated targets imminent.

Date to be confirmed – updates in bulletins

Site testing required. We may be asking for your assistance.

NQAIS Changes

NQAIS changes are being prepared for deployment. Further

details will issue in the next bulletin along with requests for test

sites.

Questions?

Summary & close

Dr Niall Swan

Housekeeping

• Feedback forms will issue by email with

CPD certificates next week.

• Please

– Ensure you signed in with a working email

address on arrival otherwise CPD Cert cannot

be issued (contact Sarah / Philip)

– include your feedback on the data, issues

discussed today and further discussions you

have on your site with your colleagues

• Thank you for your attention & contributions.

Summary / Conclusion

• Round 3 targets to be reviewed and

circulated for final approval

• Feedback to Faculty Board

– Coroner autopsy link with MedLIS project

– List of national core critical diagnoses for entry

into MedLIS

• Date of next year’s workshop

– Tuesday 6th or Thursday 8th June

AcknowledgementsRCPI Programme Team: Ms. Mairéad Guinan,

Mr. Philip Ryan, Ms Sarah Treleaven

Working Group: Dr. Julie McCarthy,

Prof J. Conor O’Keane, Dr. Sine Phelan,

Prof. Kieran Sheahan, Dr. Ann Treacy

Dr. Jennifer Martin – HSE QID (current funder,

Mr. Seamus Butler & Mr. Brian Dunne –HSE OCIO

Mr. Mel McIntyre & Mr. Pawel Starwaz - OpenApp

Dr. Howard Johnson – HSE HII,

Dr. Mary Hynes – NCCP (initial sponsor),

Mr. Leo Kearns & Ms. Louise Casey - RCPI