Abstract: . . .  equal to) e) AND f) OR g) NOT 7) Where date criteria are specified with intervals of multiples of months or years these should be interpreted as calendar months or calendar years. 8) The new GMS contract requires that influenza vaccinations should be given between 1 St September and 31 st March of any given contract year in order to qualify for the relevant indicators. . . .
. . .  BP_DAT >= ( REF_DAT 9 months) Select Reject Page 11 Unrestricted Hypertension ruleset_v8.0 Version Date: 15-Mar-2006 N EW GMS C ONTRACT QOF IMPLEMENTATION Page 11 of 11 3 Indicator BP 5: The percentage of patients with hypertension in whom the last blood pressure (measured in the . . .
. . .  that influenza vaccinations should be given between 1 St September and 31 st March of any given contract year in order to qualify for the relevant indicators. Hence in the contract year 2004 2005 the relevant dates will be 1 St September 2004 and 31 st March 2005 inclusive. In this document these dates are expressed as variable parameters FLU_COM . . .
. . .  months) Select Reject Page 11 Unrestricted Hypertension ruleset_v8.0 Version Date: 15-Mar-2006 N EW GMS C ONTRACT QOF IMPLEMENTATION Page 11 of 11 3 Indicator BP 5: The percentage of patients with hypertension in whom the last blood pressure (measured in the previous 9 months) is 150/90 or . . .
. . .  Select Reject Page 11 Unrestricted Hypertension ruleset_v8.0 Version Date: 15-Mar-2006 N EW GMS C ONTRACT QOF IMPLEMENTATION Page 11 of 11 3 Indicator BP 5: The percentage of patients with hypertension in whom the last blood pressure (measured in the previous 9 months) is 150/90 or less. a) . . .
. . .  variables will be required to be specified prior to processing the relevant rules. Page 5 Unrestricted Hypertension ruleset_v8.0 Version Date: 15-Mar-2006 Dataset Specification 1) Patient selection criteria: a) Registration status Current registration status Qualifying criteria Currently registered for GMS Most recent registration . . .
. . .  ruleset: To be applied to the above denominator population Rule number Rule Action if true Action if false 1 If BP_SYS <= 150 AND If BP_DIA <= 90 AND If BP_DAT >= ( REF_DAT 9 months) Select Reject  . . .
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