QI in Action eBulletin #96: Lung Health in Primary Care
In this Issue: Primary Care Lung Health Programs Electronic Asthma Management System Tool for Oscar Users Understanding Bronchiectasis Vaping Upcoming Webinars Primary Care Lung Health Programs In 2015, there were 60, 530 new Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) diagnoses for people in Ontario ages 35 and older and 883,400 Ontarians were living with a […]
Bits & Pieces: meeting the Minister, working together for change tools & resources & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In This Issue Meeting the Minister to discuss pre budget recommendations Working together for change Members’ stories Managing urinary incontinence in women: clinical tool Novel coronavirus updates Northern opioid learning community webinars, Mar. 5 & 26 Seeking volunteers for Early Chronic Kidney Disease priority panel OASW call for proposals […]
QI in Action eBulletin #95: Made-In Ontario High Impact Actions in Primary Care
In this issue Primary Care Virtual Community High Impact Action Items Local Change Ideas Upcoming Webinars Primary Care Virtual Community: The primary care virtual community is Ontario’s novel collaborative designed to unleash the power of primary care in health system change. As a community, they have co-defined a list of High Impact Actions that are […]
AFHTO response to public health modernization
As government undergoes public health modernization, AFHTO is pleased to provide a few recommendations to better align primary care with public health. Together with government, we will build more coordinated, integrated and person-centered health care for the people of Ontario. Strengthen the relationship between primary care and public health to better align with health system […]
QI in Action eBulletin #94: Quality and Measurement New Beginnings
In this issue Moving Forward with AFHTO’s Quality Agenda Formation of the Quality Improvement in Primary Care Council Mental Health and Addictions Support Support for Teams Tools and Resources (including standardized EMR queries) Webinar videos and slides (including opioid stewardship) Workshops, events and presentations (including focus on follow up) Upcoming Webinars Moving Forward with AFHTO’s […]
Members invited to participate in Communities of Practice for Telus PS, OSCAR, Accuro, and P&P EMRs
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 […]
Standardized EMR Queries
Standardized Clinical Queries Algorithm Project Value of Consistent Clinical Data 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 are. Such changes could include EMR software updates, new medications, and changes to standard clinical definitions. They may result […]
EMR tools and queries for phone encounters (to help you track 7-day follow-up)
Tracking Phone Encounters: An Essential Step in Tracking Follow-Up After Hospitalization In D2D 5.0, Follow-Up after Hospitalization was introduced as a core indicator. The D2D definition differs from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care definition, which is based on billing data, includes only in-office visits with physicians, and does not take into account that […]
EMR queries for D2D – EMR Data Quality: Coded Diagnosis – Depression
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 […]
EMR queries for D2D – EMR Data Quality: Coded Diagnosis – COPD
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 […]