Data to Decisions eBulletin #33: Collecting feedback to refine D2D
Membership wide survey coming out next week to guide any changes for D2D 4.0. We need you and your colleagues’ input to determine what is manageable and meaningful for members. Changes emerging from your input will be released in June with the updated Data Dictionary. IHP focus groups are done, all 6 of them! Summary […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #32: Using EMRs to reflect team’s contribution to care
Progress with a better measure of 7-day follow-up: As an important first step in measuring what your team REALLY does for follow-up after hospitalization, we are working with our EMR communities of practice to develop queries and processes to track phone encounters in your EMR. Learn more at the links above, and/or talk to your […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #31: 7-day follow-up indicator changes
You are not alone in seeing a big drop in your team’s 7-day follow-up. The definition has changed – click here for more information. Need more data for your QIP or AOP? Group-level Primary Care Practice Reports: new version online with more information than was available in December, for those who signed up before October […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #30: Higher quality and lower cost
News Flash: Patients of higher quality teams have lower healthcare costs! From D2D 3.0 comes concrete evidence that the work you put into quality does make a difference! Early notice that D2D 4.0 is now scheduled for Fall 2016. Watch this space for emerging details. Focus Groups with IHPs – looking beyond measurement to improvement […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #29: Quality Improvement focus groups with IHPs
Moving beyond measurement to improvement in interprofessional care – Focus groups with IHPs are being set up now – please visit our site for more information and pass this on to your IHPs. How is D2D working for you? AFHTO is partnering with Dan Wagner (MSc student) and Dr. Noah Ivers to find out so […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #28: Are you a high-performing team?
ONLY THREE MORE DAYS to complete the QI capacity survey. Help answer the question: “what does it take to be a really high performing team?” You can also see the valuable information generated by previous versions of the survey. Check out the launch of D2D 3.0 and review the overall results from you and your […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #27: D2D 3.0 report goes live Feb.1
Sign up for the Feb. 1st launch of the D2D 3.0 report for a look at how your team stacks up with the nearly 120 teams that contributed data. Also, get a first look at the new indicators for D2D 4.0. Calling all EDs! Please complete the QI Capacity survey by Feb. 7, 2016 – […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #26: One week left to submit D2D 3.0 data!
D2D 3.0 data submission PLANNED DOWNTIME: The D2D 3.0 submission platform will be closed this weekend (January 9 to 10, 2016) for technical updates. Data submission reopens on Monday morning until the end of day Friday, January 15, 2016. Use the steps outlined on the D2D 3.0 planning and prep page for submitting your data. […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #25: release of HQO-ICES data planned for today!
Release of the HQO-ICES data for D2D 3.0 is planned for today, Friday Dec.18 via the HQO portal – pending confirmation by HQO. EDs will receive notice from HQO directly about when to access the report. Here’s how to find the D2D 3.0 indicators in a sample report. Compiling data for the “time spent delivering […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #24: D2D 3.0 submission opens today! Plus, find out how to get data for “time spent delivering care”
Start submitting D2D 3.0 data until January 15, 2016. Click here or contact Greg Mitchell for resources. Instructional webinar recording now posted with a walkthrough of the D2D submission form, data dictionary and toolkit, all available online. Increase AFHTO’s ability to inform decisions about teams’ capacity: work with your lead clinician (using these notes on […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #23: Getting ready for D2D 3.0
Sign up for D2D 3.0: Data submission opens soon – sign up and go through the checklist to get ready. Register for webinars on Dec. 2 to walk through the data submission process. D2D 3.0 Data Dictionary and Step-by-Step guide now live! Everything you need to know about the D2D 3.0 indicators is here. Thanks […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #22: D2D 3.0 is getting clinical!
ACT NOW to be part of D2D – what Dr. Danielle Martin calls “the game changer” for primary care: BEFORE Nov. 10: Have your say about the new clinical indicators for D2D. Sign up your team’s intent to participate in D2D 3.0 – even if you are among the 110 teams that just enrolled with […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #21
Please vote here to refine indicators for next iterations of D2D. If you’ve had any concerns or questions about these indicators, please voice them! Click here to learn more about emerging evidence that high quality comprehensive, patient-centered care costs less. Like a good argument? Come to the Family Feud between Emerg and family doctorss about […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #20
Stay tuned for help in developing a CHF registry: Hot on the heels of producing standardized EMR queries for COPD and Diabetes, QIDSS are now working on a Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) query, ETA Jan 2016. Watch for updates here. D2D, one bite at a time. Check out the new bite-size bits of information to […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #19: It’s time to play… Physician Family Feud!
Physician networking session: What’s an avoidable Emergency Department visit? And who can do what to avoid it? Join your fellow physicians and QIDSS for a networking debate at the AFHTO 2015 Conference that will pit attendees against two feuding teams made up of family and ED physicians. It will consider real-life ED visits that may […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #18: Accessing your team’s ICES data
Start the sign-up process to get team-level access to your ICES data. Click here for instructions. Progress in measuring our capacity to serve all patients: Click here (scroll down to the “human resource capacity” section) for information about emerging considerations for this new indicator for D2D 3.0. Patient contact system: Learn how the patient contact […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #17: AFHTO making progress since D2D 1.0
We have made progress since D2D 1.0! Decisions from Data: Progress from D2D 1.0 to 2.0 report takes a look at our journey to advance manageable meaningful measurement. We did it by Increasing Quality and Access to EMR Data, one Community of Practice at a time. We are continuing by working with Patients as Partners […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #16: EMR Queries for D2D Data
EMR queries for D2D data, including diabetes, ready for your consideration: check out the queries here and let us know what you think. D2D’s impact spreads west! Following our survey on patient expectations conducted in partnership with Patients Canada (see “Partnering with patients on measurement works” ), Carol Mulder was interviewed about it for their […]
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. […]
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 […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #13 – June 11, 2015
Be there for the launch of D2D 2.0: Orientation webinars on June 18, 2015, register now. Tell us how your team works together to improve primary care: Complete the pre-D2D survey by June 18, 2015 to add your voice to the AFHTO story about teamwork. Do you really know what QIDSS can do? Watch the […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #12 – May 28, 2015
EXTENDED deadline: D2D data submission due JUNE 1, 2015 Click here for data submission instructions and here for webinar recording or contact Greg Mitchell. EMR queries to collect data for D2D core indicators Click here to access queries for childhood immunization and EMR data quality or contact Marg Leyland. Want to know more about the […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #11 – May 14, 2015
Contributing to D2D 2.0 D2D Step-by-Step Guide – Your “cheat sheet” for submitting data to D2D 2.0 The D2D Step-by-Step Guide is now available. Please refer to it to help prepare your data for submission as it provides detailed instructions for both compiling and contributing data. The guide will be further updated with instructions for […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #10 – April 30, 2015
Contributing to D2D 2.0 Over half of AFHTO members have signed up for D2D 2.0! One hundred and five AFHTO member organizations (56%) have signed up to submit data for D2D 2.0! The most common reason teams give for being part of D2D 2.0 is to be able to compare with peers to better focus […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #9 – April 16, 2015
Contributing to D2D 2.0 REMINDER: The deadline to request ICES data is April 21, 2015. A signed version of the form is required. Please scan and email to improve@afhto.ca or fax to (416) 920-6556 attention Denise Pinto. Requesting this data does not mean you are automatically contributing to D2D 2.0. It just means you will have it on […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #8 – April 2, 2015
Contributing to D2D 2.0 The deadline to request ICES data is April 21, 2015. A detailed timeline for D2D 2.0 implementation is available on the AFHTO website along with the D2D 2.0 data elements and data dictionary. The most important next steps are: Sign up to contribute data to D2D 2.0 and create a codename […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #7 – March 19, 2015
Contributing to D2D 2.0 Deadlines to collect data and submit information have been set: In response to feedback from members burdened with year-end pressures, deadlines have been set for the end of April. Next steps should be started now with your team: Sign up to contribute data to D2D 2.0 and create a codename to […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #6 – March 5, 2015
Contributing to D2D 2.0 Indicator selection: The indicators for D2D 2.0 have been approved by the AFHTO Board. Please review to decide which indicators your team could and would submit to the report. You may want schedule meetings with your clinical lead(s) and/or Board of Directors to review the data and approve it for submission. […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #5 – Feb 19, 2015
Contributing to D2D 2.0 Indicator selection: AFHTO board review of the indicators is scheduled for Feb 25th. Watch this space for more news next week! D2D 2.0 data submission and presentation tool: A prototype of the tool for teams to submit data to D2D 2.0 is currently being reviewed by QIDSS in preparation for widespread […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #4
Data to Decisions eBulletin #4 – Feb 5, 2015 The D2D eBulletin has moved to a dedicated distribution list. You are signed up to receive future issues. If you’d like to opt out of receiving the eBulletin, please indicate this using the ‘unsubscribe’ option at the bottom of this e-mail. All those not on the […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #3: Encourage team members to sign-up for future updates
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 […]
Data to Decisions (D2D) ebulletin #2
This is the second issue of the Data to Decisions (D2D) eBulletin. It will be released biweekly to keep members up-to-date on using manageable and meaningful measurement in your work, and how to participate in Data to Decisions 2.0 (D2D 2.0), tentatively planned for May 2015. The first issues of the bulletin will be sent […]