Building a Better Mousetrap: Leveraging Technology for Quality Improvement Process Improvement - 2022 Quality Summit presentation (Non-CE)-Building a Better Mousetrap: Leveraging Technology for Quality Improvement Process Improvement

Building a Better Mousetrap: Leveraging Technology for Quality Improvement Process Improvement - Shaffer-Park

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The video is a presentation by Kenneth Schaefer, a pediatric cardiologist, at the ACC Quality Summit. He discusses the use of technology and electronic health records (EHR) to improve quality improvement in the ACPC QNET program. The program aims to develop and implement quality measures specific to congenital heart disease. Schaefer explains that leveraging technology and EHR can improve compliance with quality metrics through better documentation and smart reminders. He shares experiences and best practices from QNET partner sites in using EHR modifications to optimize metric compliance. He highlights the successes and challenges of using different EHR platforms, such as EPIC and Cerner, for enhancing data collection, reporting, and documentation. Schaefer also discusses the importance of collaboration, sharing best practices, and continuous improvement in leveraging EHR for quality improvement in cardiology practices. He concludes by suggesting the development of an enhancement repository and certification for EHR products to encourage the adoption of technology for quality improvement.

Keywords

EHR

quality improvement

compliance

documentation

collaboration

technology