What is an EMR Community of Practice (CoP)?
An EMR CoP is a group that seeks to optimize use of their EMR. We do this by continuously engaging EMR vendors, super-users, clinicians, QIDS Specialists and other team members to strengthen collective knowledge, expertise and problem solving capability in EMR offerings. Our EMR Communities of Practice collaborate closely with vendors to improve their understanding of AFHTO member requirements and to facilitate resolution of common problems in a mutually-agreed priority order. Several success stories have emerged from the EMR CoPs, illustrating the role they play in the spread of improvements, change in behaviours and expectations, and impact beyond their own boundaries. Unlike most EMR user groups, the communities of practice have the following characteristics:
- Equality among members
- Focus on issues in common
- Led by users (QIDS Specialists, physicians, etc.)
- Priorities set collectively via action item list
- Problems solved collaboratively through sharing of best practices
- Accountable to the community
- Their own social networking platform
- Regular meetings (via web or teleconference)
Goals of the EMR Communities of Practice
- Leverage the wisdom of the field
- Change conversations with EMR vendors to expedite improvement
- Identify data extraction tools and processes
AFHTO members and staff support 4 EMR Communities of Practice:
- Accuro
- OSCAR
- P&P
- TELUS PS
Want to join an EMR CoP? Please contact us for more information.