Deborah J Cohen, David A Dorr, Kyle Knierim, C Annette DuBard, Jennifer R Hemler, Jennifer D Hall, Miguel Marino, Leif I Solberg, K John McConnell, Len M Nichols, Donald E Nease, Samuel T Edwards, Winfred Y Wu, Hang Pham-Singer, Abel N Kho, Robert L Phillips, Luke V Rasmussen, F Daniel Duffy, Bijal A Balasubramanian
Federal value-based payment programs require primary care practices to conduct quality improvement activities, informed by the electronic reports on clinical quality measures that their electronic health records (EHRs) generate. To determine whether EHRs produce reports adequate to the task, we examined survey responses from 1,492 practices across twelve states, supplemented with qualitative data. Meaningful-use participation, which requires the use of a federally certified EHR, was associated with the ability to generate reports-but the reports did not necessarily support quality improvement initiatives...
April 2018: Health Affairs