Transcript Making the Most of It! Harness the EMR to Improve Quality

Making the Most of It!
Harness the EMR
to Improve Quality
James R. Morrow, M.D.
North Fulton Family Medicine
Cumming, Georgia
Data Mining
Preventive Services
• Identify patients needing preventive care
– Report by age, sex, matched to CPT
codes/referrals in chart
– Prepare mail-merged letters without that
canned look and feel
Medication Alerts
• Notify patients of discontinued medications
– Baycol
– Vioxx
– Bextra
– The “next” one
Quality Measures
• What you think you're doing vs. reality
– HgbA1c
– Mammogram
– Pap smear
– Colonoscopy
– Stress testing
Clinical Research
• Identify patient populations
– All the necessary data is there to help you do
clinical trials
– Makes your practice much more desirable to
the pharmaceutical companies
Payor Allegations
• Double-check insurers' quality data
– Defend against claims of sub-par care
– Defend against claims of overcoding or
undercoding
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North Fulton Family Medicine, P.C.
1100 Northside Forsyth Drive, Suite 240
Cumming, GA 30041
Thomas E. Bat, M.D.
James R. Morrow Jr., M.D.
Terence L. Moraczewski, M.D.
David Hall, M.D.
Michelle R. Jenkins, M.D. Mark A. McElhannon, M.D. Saju I. Mathew, M.D. MarVetta Scott, M.D.
NAME: Jim Rowley
AGE: 35 years
ADDRESS: 123 Any Street, Cumming, GA
DATE: 4/12/2005
PHONE: 205-123-4565
DOB: 05/25/1969
Rx:
LIPITOR, 10MG (PO Tab)
#30 Tab
1 Tab, PO, qd
REFILL: x2 TIME(S)
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James R Morrow, M.D.
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Graphic Interpretations
Labs Values
Multiple Parameters
Anywhere Patient Access
Anywhere Access
• Allows patients to
Message us securely, quickly
View lab results
View medication lists
View problem lists
Request refills, referrals,
appointments
Participate in and manage their
own care better
Thank You
James R. Morrow, M.D.
North Fulton Family Medicine
Cumming, Georgia
[email protected]
Thank you!