| Title | An embarrassment of data: how e-assessments are supporting front line clinical decisions and quality management across Canada and around the world |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | White N, Poss J |
| Book Title | Volume 143: Advances in Information Technology and Communication in Health |
| Series Title | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
| Volume | 143 |
| Pagination | 155-160 |
| Publisher | IOS Press |
| Keywords | Canada, Data Collection, Decision Support Systems, Clinical, International Cooperation, Medical Records Systems, Computerized, Quality Assurance, Health Care/ standards |
| Abstract | A unique collaboration between the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and interRAI, an international research network, is supporting jurisdictions across Canada in collecting client-level clinical and administrative data for both primary and secondary uses. Standardized interRAI assessments, captured electronically and sent to CIHI, provide real-time decision support for clinicians as well as a rich longitudinal source of aggregate data for system planning, quality improvement and accountability. With over a million assessments in three CIHI-RAI data holdings, important benefits have already been realized at individual and organizational levels across eight Canadian jurisdictions. The evolution of a pan-Canadian interoperable EHR presents an exciting opportunity to optimize the value of these investments for the future. |
| DOI | 10.3233/978-1-58603-979-0-155 |
| Reseach Notes | LG |
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