PHYSICIAN DATA COLLABORATIVE

“Data is a campfire around which organizations huddle for heat and light. The irony is in the fact that neither the heat nor the light yield a solution. The solution emerges out of the huddling”

ANSWER CLINICAL QUESTIONS

Your Division hosts a well-attended Dine and Learn Event on AAA screening

Your office decides to implement active screening on all males over age age 65 who have smoked

CLINICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND CME REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

You and your colleagues understand the value of reflective exercises for continuous quality improvement. You wonder if your attendance at the CME has made a difference to your practice.

CLINICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND CME REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

A few months later, your Board however is struggling with its budget.

As your Division is part of the Physician Data Collaborative; you decides to find out what, if any, practice changes resulted from the Dine and Learn event.

GOALS OF THE PHYSICIAN DATA COLLABORATIVE

Answer clinical questions of interest to frontline practicing physicians

Enable clinical quality improvement activities and CME reflective practice

Produce data to drive and evaluate Divisional initiatives

Answer population health questions that may assist health system management and improve patient care

DRIVE AND EVALUATE DIVISIONAL INITIATIVES

Your Division decides to continue with Dine and Learn sessions

At your Collaborative Services Committee your Health Authority has asked the Division for suggestions about where they can focus their recent goal of Smoking Cessation.

PHYSICIAN DATA COLLABORATIVE: PRINCIPLES

Physician-governed Privacy and confidentiality Usability and Meaningful Use Collaborative

PHYSICIAN DATA COLLABORATIVE Engaged member divisions: 21

Divisions involved Established our Board of Directors Incorporated as a non-profit society Established an informatics committee

to develop the infrastructure required Exploration of additional funding

sources

BECOME INVOLVED OR LEARN MORE Join the Collaborative Talk to a Board Member Attend the PDC Workshop

11:05-12:35 Seymour Room Engage in an open dialogue Broaden your understanding Express your concerns Make suggestions for collaboration Share your ideas for clinical questions

PHYSICIAN DATA COLLABORATIVE

“Data is a campfire around which organizations huddle for heat and light. The irony is in the fact that neither the heat nor the light yield a solution. The solution emerges out of the huddling”