Medical Economics: Why was this handbook published now? What is the purpose of this handbook? Why is it necessary?
On May 31, AHRQ published the guide, “ Obtaining and Using Data in Practice Improvement: A Handbook for Health IT Advisors and Practice Facilitators,” with strategies for primary care practice coaches to support improved care through health information technology.ĪHRQ announced the handbook “focuses on guiding coaches as they help primary care practices collect and extract high-quality clinical data from EHRs to support quality improvement, practice transformation and efforts to implement new, evidenced-based clinical interventions.”ĭaniel Miller, MS, social science researcher in AHRQ’s Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI), explained the purpose of the handbook in an email interview with Medical Economics. AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve the healthcare system and help consumers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers make informed health decisions. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of healthcare for all Americans.
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