Hire a Student: Funding & Placement Programs
Canada Summer Jobs 2016: Deadline Extended The deadline to apply for funding for a summer student through the Canada Summer Jobs Program has been extended to March 11, 2016. Private, public, and not-for-profit employers are eligible for this funding. Not-for profit employers can receive funding for up to 100% of minimum wage; public and private sector […]
Getting started on a diabetes registry
This document explains how to use a standardized query of your EMR to start building a diabetes registry. It is intended for teams that do not yet have a reliable list of diabetes patients and don’t have the time or resources to start from scratch in reviewing all their patients to generate such a list. […]
EMR queries for D2D – Childhood Immunization
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 data quality – Data quality actions
Updated as of January 22, 2016 Estimate impact of data quality The data are almost certainly not a definitive estimate of your team’s actual performance. However, they might be “good enough” to help you decide if your team needs to improve or not. To determine if the data are “good enough” for that, estimate how […]
Patient Contact System – Pilot Project
The goal of this project is to make it easier for teams to administer ongoing, consistent, patient experience surveys and otherwise engage patients in their care in meaningful ways. 10 teams are currently piloting the system. For more information check out the pilot project announcement and the FAQs or contact Marg Leyland. Keep an eye on […]
Volunteers wanted for free pilot of a patient contact management system
Is your FHT or NPLC interested in trying out – at no charge – a system to automatically call or email your patients? Up to 50 AFHTO-member teams can participate in a pilot to test this approach. The system will allow teams to contact patients in whichever way they want for whatever reason they want. […]
QIDS Update 2013-11-26: EMR Landscape Report + QIDS Innovation Funding
REMINDER: Opportunity to apply for QIDS Innovation Funding A few days ago AFHTO announced the availability of $95,000 in QIDS Innovation Funding. Note that this one-time opportunity is very time sensitive. Interested applicants will need to notify Tim Burns (tim.burns@afhto.ca) of their intent to apply by December 6, 2013. This initiative will serve as a […]
AFHTO 2013 Conference – EMR Users Meetings
EMR Vendors hosted information and knowledge sharing sessions for AFHTO member users with the aim of working towards responding to evolving measurement and reporting requirements. The EMR User Meetings give FHTs the opportunity to develop their skills, knowledge and share best practices for maximizing their use of the EMR system. AFHTO –TELUS Health: PS Suite […]
AFHTO Conference 2013 Poster Displays
Theme 1 – Leadership and governance for quality 1 The Role of an Interprofessional, Cross-Sectoral Planning and Priorities Committee in the Successful Function and Evolution of an FHT Theme 2 – Using data to improve care 2 Using EMR as a partner: Can an EMR system make you smarter about Diabetes care? 3 […]
AFHTO 2013 Conference – Meaningful Use of EMRs
Theme Description: “Meaningful use” goes beyond storing patient information in an electronic version of a paper chart. It includes using the data and functionality of the EMR to advance the clinical process of care and improve outcomes. The US Centres for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) has defined “meaningful use” as using EHR/EMR technology to: Improve quality, […]