Data to Decisions eBulletin #3 – Jan 22, 2015

The D2D eBulletin is moving to a dedicated distribution list. You are signed up to receive future issues, if you’d like to opt out of receiving the eBulletin, an ‘unsubscribe’ option will be provided in the next issue. All those not on AFHTO’s distribution list can sign-up for future eBulletins by clicking here. Please forward this to interested members of your team to give them the opportunity to receive the latest updates What is D2D? Data to Decisions (D2D) is a member-wide summary of performance on indicators that are both possible for members to measure and that are meaningful to members.  D2D 2.0 is the second iteration of the report, tentatively planned for May 2015.  See the D2D page on AFHTO’s web site for more information about D2D and manageable meaningful measurement.  See below for updates about D2D and opportunities for you to be part of the process. The bulletins are being released every other Thursday. They capture important developments emerging from the AFHTO members across the province and shared through the weekly QIDS Specialist web conferences.  Past issues are posted on the QIDS Program page of AFHTO’s members only web site to make it easier for you to find all the relevant information related to D2D in one place.  For more information, please contact improve@afhto.ca.

Contributing to D2D 2.0

LAST DAY REMINDER!! Complete the indicator selection survey by Jan 23, 2015: Please review the instructions for working with your team to provide input about which indicators should be included in D2D 2.0. QIDS steering committee meeting Feb 10, 2015: The committee will decide on the indicators to be included in D2D 2.0 from the results of the survey, among other things. Construction underway for D2D 2.0 data submission and presentation tool: A small team of QIDSS and AFHTO staff are working with a technical service provider to develop a user-friendly sustainable tool for data submission and presentation.  Contact Puja Ahluwalia or Greg Mitchell for more information.

Using D2D 1.0 to improve data quality and care

Improving quality of clinical data in EMRs: Over the next 2 months, QIDSS are participating in two initiatives to advance their collective efforts to increase consistency of clinical data capture and/or extraction.

1. The first involves a small team of QIDSS and leaders from CPCSSN and EMRALD collaborating to expand and implement the work of the algorithm team which has been attempting to extend the logic from the CPCSSN/EMRALD case definitions to EMR queries.
2. The second initiative is a series of regional sessions sponsored by CCO.  The goal is to facilitate collaboration between QIDSS and their respective CCO primary care leads in improving the quality of cancer screening data in EMRs and support improvements in cancer screening efforts.

Contact Carol Mulder for more information about either initiative.

Other news about manageable meaningful measurement

Leadership opportunities: Thanks for volunteering!!  AFHTO is in the process of connecting with those who will be filling the vacancies in the Physician Leadership council, the QIDS steering committee, Indicators Working Group, the D2D advisory panel and the EMR Data Management subcommittee.  Thanks in advance for your time and commitment. Patient-doctor partnership composite indicator development: Work continues with Patients Canada, QIDSS and others to develop a tool to measure the patient-doctor partnership.  The tool is intended to be available to interested parties to try possibly by March 2015. See project outline or contact Puja Ahluwalia for more details 7 Innovation Projects to inspire you: Check out the findings from the innovation projects funded by the QIDS program for ideas that are already spreading across the membership to improve capacity for measurement and improvement.

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