Program Results

The APCC Program has resulted in key changes within Australian primary care and better health outcomes for patients with chronic disease, including: 

  • Improved patient care through better management of Chronic Disease
  • Increased best practice care through better use of information systems (both medical and business systems)
  • Evolving roles among practice staff to better meet patient demand
  • A cultural shift from individual patient care to population based care
     

The Improvements

To date, more than 70 Divisions and over 1000 Australian general practices have achieved significant improvements through their involvement in the APCC Program. The following improvements in evidence based clinical measures have been recorded.

Phase 2 results

For Phase 2 results to date please click here
 

Phase 1 results

Phase 1 practices (phase 1 of the Program was delivered between 2005 & 2007 and was known as the National Primary Care Collaboratives) acheived outstanding results through their work with the Program. Results are relative to baseline data and national aggregates of all core waves as of December 2007 data submission:

Diabetes

  • 97% improvement in the percentage of patients with HbA1c levels equal to or below 7%
  • 132% improvement in the percentage of patients with diabetes whose cholesterol was recorded below 4mmol/L
  • 101% improvement in the percentage of patients with blood pressure equal to or below 130/80mmHg
  • 84% improvement in the percentage of patients who have had a SIP claimed for them
  • 34% improvement on the number of patients on the diabetes register

 Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

  • 28% improvement in the percentage of patients with CHD recorded as being on aspirin medication
  • 26% improvement in the percentage of patients with CHD recorded as being on a statin medication
  • 52% improvement in the percentage of patients who have had a myocardial infarction in the last 12 months who are on a beta blocker medication
  • 50% improvement in the percentage of patients with CHD whose last recorded blood pressure was below 140/90mmHg
  • 45% improvement on the number of patients on the CHD register

 Access and Care Redesign

  • 7% improvement in the percentage of patients seen by a GP on the day of their choice
  • 35% improvement in the practice nurse 3rd available appointment

Last Updated 11 March 2010