Exploration of chronic kidney disease screening, diagnosis and management in Australian general practice using electronic medical record data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

CKD is a common but under-recognised condition that places significant burden on the individual and the health system globally. Our study applied a set of primary care quality indicators originally developed and validated using Canadian primary care data for screening, diagnosis and monitoring of CKD. These indicators were then applied to a large primary care dataset to assess CKD detection and management practices in Australia.

Methods

We used de-identified data from the Patron repository, which contains data extracted from electronic medical records (EMRs) in Australian general practices. The 16 CKD indicators developed using Canadian EMR data were applied to this dataset. These indicators measured and reported on the use of clinical and pathological tests to di

SUBMITTER: Petzke D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12278560 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature