HDC Discover 2.07 Release Notes
Dear Health Data Coalition community,
As our health system responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, the HDC is continuing to expand your data-sharing network to support Quality Improvement. In sharing your data, you are contributing to a collective picture illustrates the impact of this pandemic on primary care in BC and empowers physicians to make decisions in this context.
These release notes contain supplemental information about Version 2.07 of HDC Discover. Please don’t hesitate to contact our support email support@hdcbc.ca should you have any questions or comments about any of these changes.
What’s new?
This release introduces a re-organized PSP (Practice Support Program) QI Panel for all users. This will allow users that are engaged with PSP initiatives to easily find the measures that are most significant in supporting those efforts in one place. For a list of measures that are available for your EMR, please visit the current measures availability list.
Here is the list of measures by Sub-Domains in the PSP QI Panel:
| Sub-Domain | Measure |
| COPD | COPD Prevalence |
| COPD and post bronchodilator spirometry at anytime | |
| COPD and Activity Assessment in last year | |
| COPD and Pneumococcal Vaccine | |
| COPD and Non-smokers | |
| Diabetes | Diabetics with Last HbA1c <7.1% |
| Diabetics with Last HbA1c 7.1-8.0% | |
| Diabetics with Last HbA1c 8.1-9.0% | |
| Diabetics with Last HbA1c > 9.0% | |
| Diabetes Screening in last 3 yrs. age > 40 | |
| Diabetes Prevalence | |
| Diabetes and HbA1c in Past Six Months | |
| Diabetes and BP Within 140/90 in Past Year | |
| Diabetes and LDL in Past 5 Years | |
| Heart Failure | HF (Heart Failure) Prevalence |
| HF With Ejection Fraction Recorded | |
| HF and Use of Selective Beta Blocker Medication | |
| HF and at Least 1 Active ACE Inhibitor or ARB Long Term Medication | |
| HF and Two Weight Measurements in Past 6 Months | |
| HF and Weight Measured in Past Year | |
| Hypertension | Hypertension Prevalence |
| Hypertension Screening in Last 5 years -Ages 45-80 | |
| Patients over 21 Years Old with BP – Seen in the Last 3 Years and Active | |
| Hypertension Prevalence | |
| Hypertension and Last Blood Pressure Less than 140/90 in Past Year | |
| Hypertension and Blood Pressure Documented | |
| Mental Health | Dementia – Cognitive Impairment Prevalence |
| Anxiety and Phobias Prevalence | |
| Schizophrenia or Bipolar and Visit in Last Year | |
| Primarily Psychotic Disorders Prevalence | |
| Mood Disorders Prevalence | |
| Major Depression and Visit in Last Year | |
| MSK | Rheumatoid Arthritis Prevalence |
| Osteoarthritis Prevalence | |
| RA and at Least 1 RA Clinical Assessment in the Last 12 Months | |
| Pain Management | Chronic Pain Prevalence |
| Chronic Pain and at Least 1 Opioid Long-Term Medication | |
| Palliative Care | Palliative/End of Life Prevalence |
| Panel Management | Patients with No Date of Birth |
| Patients with Invalid Date of Birth | |
| Patients Missing Gender | |
| Patient Identifiers Complete – Seen in the Last 3 Years & Active | |
| Patient Contact Information Present – Seen in the Last 3 Years and Active |
Bug Fixes
Line Chart Report Legend now correctly updates when Data Sources changed
- An issue was resolved to ensure that the Legend of Data Sources updates correctly when editing a Line Chart Report.
Population Pyramid – Overlapping Axis Labels
- A display issue causing the Population Pyramid axis labels to overlap has been resolved.
Diabetes with HGBA1C: Graph doesn’t update when toggling between A1C ranges
- An issue was resolved to ensure the line chart now automatically refreshes when toggling between the available A1C ranges.