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March 17, 2009Cookeville Primary Care Associates Combines EHR System and Research Network to Boost Care Quality
Cookeville Primary Care Associates, a two-provider family practice, sidestepped the challenges many small physician offices face in delivering the quality and efficient service payors demand through pay-for-performance initiatives. When it was established, the practice implemented Practice Partner® Patient Records, an EHR (electronic health record) system from McKesson, to access critical patient data usually isolated in paper files. It later registered with a clinical benchmarking and research network, Practice Partner® Research Network (PPRNet), to get exposure to best practices and specific quality of care reports for a variety of conditions.
By combining a world-class EHR system with PPRNet membership, Cookeville Primary Care gained a comprehensive quality-control tool that gives it the power to provide the evidence-based, preventive care payors now require.
At a Glance
Organization: Cookeville Primary Care Associates, Cookeville, Tenn.
– 2 physicians
– 4 staff members Solution Spotlight
– Practice Partner® Patient Records
– Practice Partner® Research Network Critical Issues
– Continuous quality improvement
– Participation in pay-for-performance programs
Results
– Ability to benchmark against other practices and measure improvement
– Improved patient care:
– The proportion of hyperlipidemia patients using anti-platelet therapy rose from 32% to 58%
– The percentage of coronary heart disease and stroke patients with their most recent LDL < 100mg rose from 57% to 71%
– The proportion of atherosclerotic patients with an LDL measurement in the past year rose from 56% to 75%
– The percentage of adult diabetic patients who had a pneumococcal immunization is 80% compared to the national average of 20%
Read the full case study: “Cookeville Primary Care Associates Combines EHR System and Research Network to Boost Care Quality.”
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