January 2022 Edition
  • Happy New Year
  • Managing COVID-19 Boosters in your Practice
  • Pen CS Learning: Free Webinars
  • Release updates  
Happy New Year from the team at Pen CS.

2022 adds up to the number '6' which in Feng Shui is considered lucky because it represents 'flow' and is associated with joy and blessings.

This year we enter the new 'Flow' where COVID becomes part of our daily living and we re-enter a social world with new ideals and norms. Many of these you already know - telehealth, work from home and e-prescribing, to name a few.

For Pen CS health informatics technology, this is a new era of clinical decision support, team care and better support for healthcare providers. We will be launching new products on Topbar, expanding our support for population health compliance with PIP QI and increasing collaboration across the healthcare system with new interoperability solutions.

We continue to drive improved patient outcomes and support healthcare providers with technology solutions that increase provider satisfaction, deliver affordable healthcare, improve patient outcomes and support population health.

Here's to a great 2022.

Sincerely,
Edweana Wenkart
Pen CS, CEO
Managing COVID-19 Boosters in your Practice
COVID-19 Vaccine Reports in CAT
Three new COVID-19 reports are coming to CAT, to help you manage and track booster doses and immunocompromised patients:
Pen CS Learning: Free Webinars
Practice Essentials - Improving patient data quality in your practice with CAT Plus
Use CAT Plus to track and improve data quality in your practice.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Learn how to use CAT reports and filteres to improve patient data quality in your practice
  • Learn how to track practice data against the accreditation guidelines
  • Learn and understand how Topbar can assist with good quality patient data
  • Learn how to access resources to assist working with CAT Plus

Date: Tuesday, 18th January 2022
Time: 1-1:30pm AEDT
Maximising business potential in general practice using CAT Plus
Work with CAT and Topbar to increase business potential by getting the most out of the MBS filter in CAT and the MBS App in Topbar.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Know what reports and filters related to MBS items are available in CAT
  • Learn how the MBS Filter works in CAT
  • Use the Topbar MBS App in real time
  • Access resources to better utilise CAT Plus

Date: Thursday, 27th January 2022
Time: 1-1:30pm AEDT
Topbar for General Practice
A demonstration of how Topbar, clinical decision support system, can be used in general practice to enhance practice efficiency.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand Topbar Data Governance
  • Learn and understand Topbar functionality
  • Learn about the Apps available on Topbar, and their benefits and purpose
  • Know how to access resources to optimise your working with Topbar

Date: Tuesday, 8th February 2022
Time: 1-1:30pm AEST
More training?
Watch more webinars here.
View CAT recipes here.
Pen CS Release Updates
Topbar
  • Partner Apps framework improvement
CAT
This release brings the following changes and improvements
  • Introduced delta collection for Best Practice practices only
  • Added new report for COVID-19 booster shot for general population
  • Added "Save As" option for Data Cleansing report
  • Added "Other" category for COVID-19 Immunisation report to map other vaccines
  • Added new categories for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration report
  • Updated existing COVID-19 vaccine mapping
  • Fixed issues while generating de-identifying extract for Medtech practices
  • Fixed issues where incorrect DoB was picked up for Genie practices
  • Fixed Multi-location practices data submission issues