Central Data changes since V22.3

New clinical items for Communicare V22.4 are summarised here.

Central updates are distributed with the Communicare update and are automatically available to your health service. Some items are included only in a dataset which may not be available at your health service.

Clinical items

Tip:
Some clinical items may have been made available in previous updates to Communicare.
Table 1. New & removed immunisation clinical items
New immunisation clinical items Removed immunisation clinical items
Immunisation;COVID-19 generic (GNCOV) Fluvax Junior
Immunisation;ABRYSVO Afluria Quad (NIP)
Immunisation;Beyfortus (Nirsevimab) Afluria Quad (Non-NIP)
Immunisation;Arexvy Fluarix Tetra (NIP)
Immunisation;Dengvaxia Fluarix Tetra (Non-NIP)
Immunisation;Moderna Spikevax XBB.1.5
Immunisation;Pfizer Comirnaty XBB.1.5
Immunisation;Prevenar 20
Immunisation;Q-VAX
Immunisation;Vaxchora
Immunisation;Verorab
Immunisation;Pfizer Comirnaty JN.1
Table 2. New & modified clinical items & qualifiers
New clinical items Description
Assessment;smoking/vaping In support of the NLCSP.
National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) Main clinical item to support management of patients for the NLCSP.
Results;lung cancer screening LDCT Results clinical item to support the management of the NLCSP radiology screen which is the low dose CT scan (LDCT). Use to set up your recalls based on the NLCSP management protocol.
Check up:ear health (brief) Ear health check up clinical item to support ear health workflows and PI26 data collection; covers tympanometry, otoscopy and assessment.
Check up;ear health (comprehensive) Ear health check up clinical item to support ear health workflows and PI26 data collection; covers tympanometry, otoscopy, assessment and management.
Audiology Assessment Ear health check up clinical item to support ear health workflows and PI26 data collection; for audiology service providers.
Sepsis Pathway;ADULT primarycare NT Adult primary health care sepsis pathway. For more information, seeSepsis information and resources | NT Health.
Sepsis Pathway;PAEDIATRIC primarycare NT Paediatric primary health care sepsis pathway. For more information, seeSepsis information and resources | NT Health.
Foot screening Improves foot screening options.
Hyperemesis Gravidarum PUQE-24 Score
CVD Risk Calculator (AusCVDRisk)
Sexual Orientation
Geriatric Depression Scale Calculator
Strength&Difficulties;Parent Report
Strength&Difficulties;Youth Self Report
HACC/CHSP Social support group
Abuse;vapes;nicotine
Angiectasia;intestinal
Arteriosclerosis;obliterans
Delay;receptive language
Dependence;vaping;nicotine
Disease;rheumatic heart;border
Disorder;cartilage
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Headache;chronic
Hyperproteinaemia
Injury;scapholunate
Myopenia
Otitis media;acute;recurrent
Problem;auditory processing
Problem;executive function
Problem;vaping
Problem;vaping;nicotine
Reduced;tolerance;exercise
Retinoschisis
Sarcopenia
Schatzki ring
Stiff person syndrome
Stroke;lacunar
Stroke;migrainous
Tear;SLAP
Unable(to);stop vapes;nicotine
Advice/educat;vaping;nicotine
Antrostomy;maxillary
Banding;varices;oesophagus
Counselling;vaping;nicotine
Echocardiography;transoesophag
Echocardiography;transthoracic
Insertion;IVC filter
ORIF;fracture
Opioid replacement therapy
Scan;parathyroid sestamibi
Segmentectomy;lung
Surgery;bariatric
Surgery;bypass;Roux-en-Y
Referral;bariatric surgeon
Tip:
For new clinical items, remember to revisit recalls, shortcut bar ($keywords), templates and so on where appropriate.
Table 3. Modified clinical items
Modified Clinical Items Description
Check up;antenatal Addition of PUQE-24 assessment and score
ASQ-TRAK Ages & Stages Questionnaire Updated ASQ Assessment age dropdown list options
Table 4. New qualifiers
New Qualifier
Drawing;head shape
Start Smoking Age
Quit Smoking Age
Duration Smoking
Average Daily Cigarette Consumption
Smoking Pack-Years

Reports

Table 5. New reports
New report
Audit Logs > Username Activity Detailed
National KPI > PI26

For more information, see Modified Qualifiers for PI 26.

Intramail > Unread Intramail Messages
Table 6. Updated reports
Updated report
Appointments > Appointment Details
Appointments > Timeslot Details
Database_Consistency Report Usage Extended
DATS_NSW (suite of reports)
Electronic_Claims > Claims and Payments by Provider
Electronic_Claims > Services Paid by Period
Investigations > Requested
Investigations > Results Received
Investigations > Unreviewed Abnormal Content
Medications > Medication Summary for Selected Patient
Medications > Patients on selected Therapeutic Class
Reference_Tables > Providers List by Specialty

Datasets

Table 7. Modified datasets
Modified dataset Description
HACC and CHSP Updated items for Funding Source and service type; addition of Gender mapping
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service Addition of Gender and Sexual Orientation mapping

Templates

Table 8. New & updated templates
New template Updated template
NLCSP Low Dose CT Referral (free text clinical information) Medical Certificate (Centrelink)
NLCSP Low Dose CT Referral (linked clinical information) NDSS Registration
WA Referral Form CRS - Request for Endoscopy (replaces Direct Access Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Adult)) PIP Indigenous Health registration and consent (IP017)
Referral Form for Allied Health Medicare Aboriginal and TSI
Work Capacity Certificate - SA