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Michelle Greiver1, Jan Barnsley, Richard H Glazier

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Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) showed limited data reliability during initial implementation. This unreliability hinders accurate measurement and improvement of healthcare quality, impacting preventive service tracking.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Primary Care Research
  • Quality Improvement Science

Background:

  • Healthcare quality measurement relies on medical record data.
  • Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) offer new health data sources but require quality assessment.
  • Data reliability and validity are crucial for accurate health metrics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the reliability of primary care Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data for preventive services during EMR transition.
  • To compare preventive service rates derived from EMR audits versus administrative datasets.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized patient medical records and provincial administrative datasets from 18 Toronto family practices implementing EMRs (starting 2006).
  • Measured rates of eligible patients receiving Pap smears, mammograms, or influenza vaccinations.
  • Compared changes in service rates between medical record audits and administrative data.

Main Results:

  • In the first year of EMR use (2006), medical record audits showed an 8.7% greater decrease in services compared to administrative data.
  • In the second year (2007), medical record audits indicated a 2.4% greater increase in services than administrative data.
  • Significant discrepancies were observed between the two data sources during the initial EMR implementation phase.

Conclusions:

  • Differences in measured preventive service rates highlight data reliability issues in early EMR adoption.
  • Challenges may stem from organizing new data entry and dual paper/EMR systems.
  • Limited EMR data reliability during initial implementation impedes healthcare quality measurement and improvement efforts.