The Acute Respiratory Infection Quality Dashboard: a performance measurement reporting tool in an electronic health record

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2007 Oct 11:1035.

Abstract

Quality reporting tools, integrated with electronic health records, can help clinicians understand performance, manage populations, and improve quality. The Acute Respiratory Infection Quality Dashboard (ARI QD) for LMR users is a secure web report for performance measurement of an acute condition delivered through a central data warehouse and custom-built reporting tool. Pilot evaluation of the ARI QD indicates that clinicians prefer a quality report that combines not only structured data regarding diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing rates entered into EHRs but one that also shows billing data. The ARI QD has the potential to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for ARIs.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Ambulatory Care Information Systems
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Drug Utilization Review
  • Humans
  • Medical Records Systems, Computerized*
  • Patient Credit and Collection*
  • Pilot Projects
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents