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Open Solutions to Enhanced Quality of Care

Open Solutions to Enhanced Quality of Care.

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Open Solutions to Enhanced Quality of Care

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  1. Open Solutions to Enhanced Quality of Care Authors: Adam Baus MA, MPH, West Virginia University Department of Community Medicine Office of Health Services Research; Gina Wood RD, LD, West Virginia Diabetes Prevention and Control Program; Kate Watson MA, MPA, Kansas Department of Health and Environment; Patty Kelly-Flis BSN, BA, CPC, Rhode Island Diabetes Prevention and Control Program; Cecil Pollard MA, West Virginia University Department of Community Medicine Office of Health Services Research • Background • Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs have been at the forefront of public health efforts in using Clinical Information Systems (CIS) for quality improvement • Nationwide group of CIS stakeholders formed in July 2007 • Initial discussions centered on use of patient registries for quality improvement • Focus has shifted to building interoperability between registries and electronic health records Map available at: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed/ohsr/Maps/CDEMS_Group.aspx About the National CDEMS Support Group Integrating Electronic Patient Registries with Electronic Health Records* • Using a building block approach to a collaborative, open solution for integrating patient registries and EHRs • Building on successes • End Goal: Ease and reliability of data exchange across systems for quality of care improvement • EHR: Individual focused, with the purpose of collecting, sharing, and using health information for the benefit of that individual • Registry: Population focused, and designed to fulfill specific quality improvement purposes • 23 member states • 119 members / Diverse membership • Monthly meetings via webinar • Collaborative environment • To join: Contact Adam Baus at abaus@hsc.wvu.edu or Jackie Gianunzio at jackie@cdems.com *Source: Interfacing Registries with EHRs: Draft White Paper for AHRQ Patient Registries Handbook II: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2009.

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