Don’t wait until summer’s over – register for the AFHTO 2015 Conference today to access “early-bird” rates
Plan your trip to the AFHTO 2015 Conference today! Register today for “early-bird” rates (applicable until September 28th) Members receive 50% off registration. Contact your administrator for the access code. Book your hotel and travel arrangements by September 28th for discounted rates. NEW – Earn education credits by attending the AFHTO 2015 Conference: Physicians: This […]
EMR queries for D2D – Childhood Immunization
The EMR queries below were developed by QIDSS and the EMR Communities of Practice to help you extract data for submission to D2D. Telus PS Accuro Nightingale OSCAR P&P NOTE: All queries are tested and validated prior to release. However, changes that take place after the queries are released may affect how accurate they […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #15 – July 23, 2015
Last call for clinicians – please remind your clinicians to join the conversations by tomorrow, July 24, 2015 to come up with better indicators for Emergency visits, 7-day follow-up and other clinical measures to be included in D2D. Moving on to D2D 3.0: Start preparing now for D2D 3.0 to be launched in Jan 2016. […]
Accessing physician-specific data
Over 100 teams contributed to D2D 2.0 in June 2015 and it looks like people are using it! Readership stats show that there is an increase in regular viewing of the D2D 2.0 webpage over that of D2D 1.0. One thing we know is that people end up wanting to drill down into their data […]
Member News: HQO abstract submission, grant opportunities, IHP & physician input needed & more
Please share with other members of your team who may be interested. See below for more information on the following: HQO’s Health Quality Transformation 2015 accepting abstracts until July 30, 2015 Ontario Patient Ombudsman: Encourage patients to participate in consultation by August 31 Grant opportunity coming soon: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Grant for IHPs and […]
Case Study: Integrating Staff & Operations
Building an effective, collaborative, interdisciplinary team is essential to the success of your primary care teams. Combining a team with a physician group, particularly if that group has an existing staff complement, can present unique challenges for the organization. The following case studies reflect the efforts of four family health teams (FHTs) and affiliated physician […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #14: Using D2D in clinical practice
Calling all clinicians! Make sure D2D makes good clinical sense – join the conversations by July 24, 2015 to come up with better indicators for Emergency visits, 7-day follow up and other clinical measures. How are teams using data to improve? Consider sharing YOUR story as well! Questions about the Quality roll-up indicator? See frequently […]
How are teams using data to improve?
Using data to improve can be as simple as starting a conversation. Those conversations can lead to all kinds of ways to improve. Maybe the improvements are first about getting better access to your data or cleaning up your EMR data. All these improvements eventually lead to better care. Some of the ways teams are […]
Launch of D2D 2.0 Orientation Webinar
D2D 2.0 Launch: June 18, 2015. Watch the webinar on the orientation of the membership wide report (Length 46:44). Click here to go back to D2D 2.0 Orientation and Supporting Materials
EMR data quality – Data quality actions
Updated as of January 22, 2016 Estimate impact of data quality The data are almost certainly not a definitive estimate of your team’s actual performance. However, they might be “good enough” to help you decide if your team needs to improve or not. To determine if the data are “good enough” for that, estimate how […]