QOF Prevalence Health Checks are still essential in our opinion – some may say different but accurate registers are important for patient care and practice income. QOF prevalence isn’t about ticking boxes – it’s about making sure your workload, your patients, and your income are all properly recognised. You provide the care, however, your coded data needs to reflect this.
Did your QOF income drop last year?
There was a drop in the number of points available last year which will have affected QOF income, however, a drop in income can directly relate to prevalence. Most national prevalence rates increase year on year (see pg4), if your practice prevalence is static, your prevalence drops further away from national prevalence, and this affects your income. QOF prevalence directly adjusts the size of the “pot” a practice can earn from.
And the likelihood is you’re already managing these patients; you may not be recalling them (as they are not on the register), however, that won’t stop them calling in to make an appointment with your admin team, their appointment will be with phlebotomists/HCA’s/nurses, and may very well include a GP or pharmacist – however, you are not getting paid proportionately for any of this work.
Insight’s QOF Prevalence Health Check identifies gaps, causes minimal disruption to your workflow and you just then need to validate what’s clinically correct – and if we don’t deliver measurable value, you don’t pay. There’s no upfront cost and no long-term tie-in, just a simple, genuinely risk-free 1-day service.
