Data to Decisions eBulletin #4 – Feb 5, 2015

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Contributing to D2D 2.0

Indicator selection: The indicators proposed for D2D 2.0 are under consideration by the QIDS Steering Committee and will be released to members, probably in the next ebulletin (Feb 19) if not before! D2D 2.0 data submission and presentation tool: A prototype of the tool for teams to submit data to D2D 2.0 will be available to QIDSS for testing in mid-to-late February.  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: Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) hosted the first of four or five regional sessions this week with QIDSS and the CCO Regional Primary Care Leads, supporting improvements in the quality of cancer screening data in EMRs and the progress in cancer screening efforts. Next week, QIDSS and leaders from CPCSSN and EMRALD are joining forces to extend the logic from CPCSSN/EMRALD case definitions to queries that AFHTO members can use in their own EMRs, even if they are not part of CPCSSN or EMRALD. Contact Carol Mulder for more information about either initiative. Automating patient experience surveys: AFHTO is inviting quotes for a service for members that will take much of the work out of administering patient experience surveys, while at the same time will increase the consistency of both the content and process for the surveys.  Please see the Request For Quotes on the web site for more details. Tool kit to help you recruit summer students: A tool kit that will assist AFHTO members on recruiting summer students for EMR data cleaning projects will be available in the next few weeks on the AFHTO members-only website. It is based on input from QIDSS and AFHTO members who have had success with this in the past.

 Other news about manageable meaningful measurement

Success!! Accessing clinical data in PSS: Almost overnight, nearly 50 AFHTO members have taken up a new tool to extract data from any custom forms in PS, something that was not possible for teams to do previously. The tool emerged from the Innovation project developed by the East Wellington FHT and has spread like wildfire via the QIDSS.  As a result, Dr. Kevin Samson and Hope Latam (QIDSS) have been invited to present their work on this to the national Practice Solutions (PS) forum this spring. To learn more about this story click here. Interested AFHTO members can find out more from Marg Leyland. Physician Leadership Council: AFHTO is pleased to announce the inaugural meeting of the Physician Leadership Council (PLC) that took place on January 28^th. The newly created PLC plays a significant role in enabling physician leaders from across the province to provide a sounding board on FHT-related matters and give advice to the AFHTO board and staff as needed. For the first time physician leaders now have a platform to create a collective impact that can optimize FHT value, function and operations. Click here for the draft Terms of Reference and membership listing. Contact Bryn Hamilton for more information on the discussion and decisions. Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care Workshops: An evidence-based training program for FHTs and NPLCs, delivered by peer leaders from these organizations will be offered in two workshops this March. The sessions are intended for board members, executive directors and quality improvement leaders in AFHTO’s member organizations. If you would like to attend one of these two workshops or for more information, click here. Patient-doctor partnership composite indicator development:  In order to develop a tool to measure the indicator, a draft patient questionnaire will be tested among QIDSS in the upcoming weeks and will be available to interested parties to try after that. Contact Puja Ahluwalia for more details. EMR migration survey to be completed by executive directors, lead physicians, board chairs and QIDSS by February 25, 2015: Migrating from one EMR to another is a challenge no team takes lightly.  This survey is intended to compile the experiences of AFHTO members so that all can learn from the experiences of those who have gone before.  We hope this might ease the transitions for those teams planning to change EMRs.

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