PATIENT REGISTRIES: THE VALUE OF ASYNCHRONY (NOT ANARCHY), PART II ROBERT KRAFT, MD FEBRUARY 2014

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES At the end of this series the learner will be able to:  Define a patient care registry  List three considerations for setting up a patient care registry in their own practice  List three benefits of using a patient care registry

DEFINITION A patient registry is a list of patients with relevant clinical information that alerts care providers when services are due.

CONSIDERATIONS Paper vs EMR vs Third party vendor Cost Interface Mapping Measures Staff - setting up the registry Staff - monitoring the data Staff - using the data for patient care

BENEFITS Capture “infrequent fliers” - Asynchrony Basis for systems of reminders Opportunities for team-based care Combine with standing orders/protocols Improved individual patient care Improved population health Increased billable services Reportable to PQRS or other P4P programs Component of NCQA’s PCMH

RESULTS OF ONE CLINIC’S USE OF DM REGISTRY

OUR DIABETES REGISTRIES CINA Practice Partner PPRNet

HOW TO ACCESS: Practice Partner: Task -> Patient Registries -> Clear Provider -> Search -> Diabetic Registry CINA/PPRNet Computer -> users -> Patient Lists -> DM PPRNet Registry or DM CINA Registry