Using the OMOP Common Data Model for Implementing Electronic Clinical Quality Measures
Implementing electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) costs healthcare systems billions annually, with each institution independently developing measurement logic. We explored using the OMOP Common Data Model to standardize eCQM implementation, focusing on a Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism measure. The OMOP-based implementation achieved superior accuracy compared to traditional CQL-based methods, demonstrating potential for reducing costs while improving measurement precision. We present a practical framework for implementing eCQMs using OMOP.
Learning Objectives
- Identify challenges in implementing eCQMs using traditional methods.
Speaker
- Steven Zeck (UC Davis Health)
Improving Medication Care for Veterans: Using FHIR to Support Sharing of Complete, Correct and Consistent Medication Data at the Veterans Health Administration
Safe and effective medication decisions depend on accurate and comprehensive medication history data. The process of taking medication history varies by the history taker’s habits and education, and also by the electronic health record’s capabilities for the presentation of objective data. Gaps and inconsistencies in the resulting history may result in mistakes in medication reconciliation and treatment planning. Standardizing the information expected in this activity will support a comprehensive medication history, regardless of the EHR being used. A draft specification was validated against best practices and quality issue reports and was aligned with existing standards efforts and regulations. A roadmap is proposed for establishing standards consensus to enable multi-system support for this critical task.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how standardizing medication information management tools will reduce clinician burden and enhance safety and quality of care.
Speaker
- Laura Heermann Langford, PhD, RN, FAMIA, FHL7 (Veteran's Affairs)
Babies Aren’t Born with Cell Phones, Yet: Initiative to Improve the Accuracy of Pediatric Patient & Family Contact Information
Patient-centered pediatric care depends on effective family engagement, smooth transitions to autonomous adult care, and adolescent confidentiality protection. A key barrier is the difficulty in distinguishing patient and guardian contact information in EHRs, leading to low staff confidence and frequent adolescent portal signup errors that risk confidentiality breaches. This session presents strategies to improve pediatric EHR documentation, reducing inappropriate email and mobile phone entries and facilitating secure and confidential communication.
Learning Objectives
- Apply best practices for accurately documenting patient and guardian contact information in pediatric electronic health records (EHRs)
Speaker
- Laura Pike, BA, PMP (Stanford Medicine Children's Health)
About CME/CNE Credit
The following information pertains to individual sessions included in the AMIA 2025 Clinical Informatics Conference On Demand product. A total of 16.75 CME/CNE credits may be earned if all sessions are completed.
Continuing Education Credit
Physicians
The American Medical Informatics Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Medical Informatics Association designates this online enduring material for 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1™ credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Claim credit no later than within two years of the release date or within one year of your purchase date, whichever is sooner.
ANNC Accreditation Statement
The American Medical Informatics Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
- Nurse Planner (Content): Robin Austin, PhD, DNP, DC, RN, NI-BC, FAMIA, FAAN
- Approved Contact Hours: 16.75 participant maximum CME/CNE
ACHIPsTM
AMIA Health Informatics Certified ProfessionalsTM (ACHIPsTM) can earn 1 professional development unit (PDU) per contact hour.
ACHIPsTM may use CME/CNE certificates or the ACHIPsTM Recertification Log to report 2025 CIC sessions attended for ACHIPsTM Recertification.
Claim credit no later than within two years of the release date or within one year of your purchase date, whichever is sooner.