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Increase BMI recording in your practice
About this activity
Use the QI template below to record your patients’ body mass index (BMI) and meet the requirements for the PIP QI Incentive.
Goal
Increase the percentage of patients over 15 years of age who have had their BMI recorded in the past 12 months.
Measures
Pen CAT4 measure: Percentage of patients over 15 with a BMI recorded.
Improvement ideas
- Conduct a targeted blitz to ask all patients in a specified age range each week.
- Designate a particular day each week to focus on recording BMI. For example: ‘Weight and Height Wednesdays’.
- Talk to your staff to make sure everyone knows how to put the data in the correct area of the software and how to code the data correctly.
- Review your new patient registration processes.
Download the QI activity template below for more improvement ideas.
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QI Activity Template – PIP QI Measure 3 BMI recording
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