December 2, 2011

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 
Dr. Baker joins NeHC to talk about how HIT and health information exchange can assist providers in improving quality and coordination of care. This program discusses the use of health information technology to improve quality and safety, using examples from Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation’s General Internal Medicine Clinic.  Dr. Baker also reviews the use of electronic health record data for quality measurement, using EHRs in multifaceted quality improvement strategies, and use of tools to improve communication and care coordination.

FACULTY:
David Baker, MD, Professor and Chief of Internal Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University

COURSE MATERIALS:

• Presentation Slides
• Transcript
• Recorded Webinar

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

• Dr. David Baker, MD, MPH - Research Projects
• Annals of Internal Medicine - Quality Improvement with an Electronic Health Record: Achievable, but Not Automatic
• American Medical Association - Electronic Health Record Use and the Quality of Ambulatory Care in the United States
• Health Affairs - Highmark: Using EHRs To Drive Quality Improvement
• AHIMA - Assessing and Improving EHR Data Quality (AHIMA Practice Brief)
• AmericanEHR Blog - RWJF Report Highlights Quality Improvement with EHRs in Cleveland. But Are the Quality Differences Due to the EHRs?
• American Journal of Managed Care - Electronic Health Record Adoption and Quality Improvement in US Hospitals