During this Webinar, AHRQ will discuss the use of health IT to better support the quality of health care delivered to children. This Webinar will include discussions of pediatric-specific electronic health record (EHR) functionality and the use of a pediatric registry for reporting quality measures data. Earn 1.5 hours of continuing medical education credits (CME)/continuing education units (CEUs) for participating.
Objectives:
- Describe recommendations for EHR functionalities expected to improve the safety and quality of care provided to children.
- Discuss the development and potential impacts of multi-site performance measure reporting using an EHR data driven pediatric registry.
Presenters include:
- Jonathan Wald, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Digital Health and Clinical Informatics, Division of eHealth, Quality, and Analytics, RTI International
- Elizabeth Alpern, M.D., Professor, Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine,Northwestern University
Moderator:
- Edwin Lomotan, M.D., Medical Officer and Chief of Clinical Informatics, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Target Audience: Health care researchers, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals