The Diabetes Calculator was developed through a joint effort between the Abbotsford Division of Family Practice and Douglas College. The following is an explanation of how the calculator works.
The Team Calculator calculates the Health Human Resource composition of Physicians and Allied Healthcare Professionals (AHPs) needed to support patient-centered, primary care for populations with Diabetes. This Calculator analyzes this specific patient panel based on A1C and morbidities and identifies the best clinical service delivery composition that would address the progressive and increasing healthcare concerns of the diabetic patient. The intent is that service delivery composition would reflect and maximize the accepted scopes of practice of all the health human resources included in the care modeling for the diabetic panel of a clinic.
The Calculator outlines, not only the need for various AHPs to care for this specific patient panel, but also the service delivery hours of each AHP required to fulfill that need. Clinics have the ability to enter their panel data into the Calculator which identifies their individual clinic composition needs/requirements.
Incorporation of this Calculator utilizes clinic level panel data to drive AHP identification and help physicians develop a sound business case for efficient use of health professionals, and space/admin utilization to support this patient panel. It will also assist Primary Care Networks in equitable management of AHP allocation. This could inform requests for AHP allocation from Health Authorities, and PCN human resource management and funding needs that would support team-based care utilization.
The Tool was developed in partnership with Douglas College, Operation and Project Management Programs as an Applied Research Project. It will be housed on the Creative Commons to be utilized and adjusted to meet a variety of possible needs across Canada.
The tool is available at www. daretotestproject.cf. For more information, contact Lori Kesteven, Business Analyst, CPA, CMA, Abbotsford Division of Family Practice, lkesteven@divisionsbc.ca.
