A National Web Conference on Using Health IT Chronic Disease Management
Event Date:
June 21, 2011 | 11:30am – 1:00pm ET
Overall Purpose:
Dr. Fricton will present findings from a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of clinical decision support (CDS) that integrates electronic dental, medical, and personal health records (EDR, EMR, and PHRs). The three-arm, 2-year, prospective, group-randomized clinical trial was implemented in 160 health care providers in 17 clinics with more than 7,500 patients to demonstrate the efficacy of implementing two different clinical decision support strategies that provided personalized recommendations to the health care provider and compared them to usual care without CDS. He will also discuss future areas of need for tools to engage consumers and providers using health information technology that are in development. Ms. Kopal will then present Evaluation of a CDS and EMR-Linked Registry to Improve Management of Hypertension in a Community Health Center which is an evaluation of whether EMR-embedded clinical decision support as part of a multi-faceted quality improvement initiative contributes to improved hypertension control in a community health center. The study also includes an analysis of facilitators and barriers to provider acceptance of clinical decision support, and an analysis of relevant implementation factors. Lastly, Dr. Cebul will present results from a learning collaborative for quality improvement. The collaborative included seven hospital systems with 500 primary care physicians caring for 70% of chronically ill patients in a large Ohio county and reporting care and outcomes with chronic diseases. The data was shared across the region on multiple sites web portal-based patient empowerment using (EMR-PE), both approaches (EMR-Both), or EMR alone to demonstration regional changes.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the burden chronic illnesses places on the health care system.
- Discuss how health IT can minimize the burden on the system and improve outcomes for patients with chronic disease.
- Physicians will be able to describe how health information technology can be used to improve health care quality for those in chronic pain.
- Physicians will be able to identify health information technology strategies to implement in their practice to improve health care decision making, support patients-centered care, and improve the quality and safety of medication management.
Event Materials:
- Presentation Slides (PDF, 3.44 MB)
- Recording of the Audio and Presentation
- Event Transcript (PDF, 137 KB)
The Wisconsin Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Wisconsin Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.