QMAS
(Quality Management and Analysis System) - England
The
Quality Management and Analysis System, QMAS, is a new single national
IT system which gives Practices and Primary Care Trusts objective
evidence and feedback on the quality of care delivered to patients.
The system shows how well each Practice is doing, measured against
national achievement targets detailed in the GMS Contract, which sets
out the way GPs work and the way they are financially rewarded.
As Practices are rewarded financially according to the quality of
care they provide, it is essential that the payment rules that underpin
the GMS Contract are implemented consistently across all systems and
all Practices in England. QMAS ensures that this is achieved.
QMAS
allows Practices to analyse the data they collect about the number
of services and the quality of care they deliver, such as maternity
services or chronic disease management clinics. This provides a positive
incentive for GPs to treat patients in the community rather than referring
them to hospital for treatment such as diagnosis or minor operations.
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