Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 , Have you used this database, or has anyone used it... do you like it? Lee Reminder Database I think I may have posted this info before, but here is a downloadable database. Also, I think there is another one out there, but I can't seem to find the website that I had for it. I'll look around. Locke, MDBasalt, COFP Residency Graduate 19945 Years in Air Force (Texas, Germany)Private Group Practice since 1999Went independent from hospital MSO 2004http://www.alpinemedical.mdJob Share w/ Wife http://www.crmef.org/reminder.html Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation The Reminder Database: A Tool for Quality Rationale: According to a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, only 24% of hypertensive patients have their blood pressure controlled, even though they see their doctors every year. Patients frequently fail to return for follow-up visits for diabetes, lipid management, pap smears and mammograms. Physicians interested in good management of their patient populations have a need for software to track and recall such patients. In managed care settings, physicians who can produce data showing quality care may also have a competitive advantage. Yet many physicians do not currently have electronic records. While we teach our residents in Cedar Rapids using a sophisticated electronic medical record, many of them became concerned about how they would perform these functions once they graduate. Development: With the encouragement and inspiration of Bachman MD, an Access 97 database program was developed. The program's main menu page features graphs showing practice quality parameters. Among others, these include pie charts showing glycohemoglobin results among all practice diabetics, and bar charts showing the number of women overdue for followup of various pap smear problems. The program may also show performance by individual physicians. The graphs on the main menu are designed to be key motivators to recall patients and produce good outcomes ..Data entry requirements for the program are simple, consisting usually of demographics, a few key clinical indicators, and a recall date. The program is designed both for nurse telephone follow-up, and to produce reminder letters when appropriate. Brief notes may be kept in the program regarding individual patient responses. Current Use: This program was distributed to the graduating class of 2001 in our program, and has been beta-tested in some of their practices. It will be presented at the STFM Conference in San Francisco (April 2002). The program file are posted here as freeware for educational and clinical use in promoting quality care of practice populations. Download the Reminder Database (1.07 MB size): The Reminder database is available in a .zip file, which includes installation and workflow instructions. Reminder.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Thank you all for your replies on the reminder database...especially whoever had the simplest idea (I think I deleted the message) which is to just create another provider and create a reminder schedule... I use amazing charts and have done this and can't believe I didn't think of this before! I created " Dr. Reminder " and my assistant changes to this provider and schedules an appropriate " f/u " appt for the pt whom I am currently seeing. She already knows what needs reminding based on the referral/lab/xray/etc. that I've ordered and printed wirelessly from the exam room to the printer next to her. She simply clicks on the patient and changes provider; chooses a date (usually 1 month later) and schedules an appt. with the appropriate comment (labs, xray, etc.) This seems like it will work out great because it requires no dobule data entry and all the pt's demographics are right there. Every day, she will check Dr. reminder's schedule and verify if the lab/xray/referral has been done or not. As the labs, etc. come in, she can then notify the patient appropriately (come in for appt/labs normal/etc.) and then SEARCH for the pt's next appt....one of these will be on Dr. Reminder's schedule and can be removed ahead of time. Thanks again! - leeclan said: > , > Have you used this database, or has anyone used it... do you like it? > > Lee > Reminder Database > > > I think I may have posted this info before, but here is a downloadable > database. Also, I think there is another one out there, but I can't > seem to find the website that I had for it. I'll look around. > > Locke, MD > Basalt, CO > FP Residency Graduate 1994 > 5 Years in Air Force (Texas, Germany) > Private Group Practice since 1999 > Went independent from hospital MSO 2004 > http://www.alpinemedical.md > Job Share w/ Wife > > http://www.crmef.org/reminder.html > Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Reminder Database: A Tool for Quality > > Rationale: > > According to a recent article in the New England Journal of > Medicine, only 24% of hypertensive patients have their blood > pressure controlled, even though they see their doctors every > year. Patients frequently fail to return for follow-up visits > for diabetes, lipid management, pap smears and mammograms. > Physicians interested in good management of their patient > populations have a need for software to track and recall such > patients. In managed care settings, physicians who can produce > data showing quality care may also have a competitive advantage. > > Yet many physicians do not currently have electronic records. > While we teach our residents in Cedar Rapids using a > sophisticated electronic medical record, many of them became > concerned about how they would perform these functions once they > graduate. > > Development: > > With the encouragement and inspiration of Bachman MD, an > Access 97 database program was developed. The program's main > menu page features graphs showing practice quality parameters. > Among others, these include pie charts showing glycohemoglobin > results among all practice diabetics, and bar charts showing the > number of women overdue for followup of various pap smear > problems. The program may also show performance by individual > physicians. The graphs on the main menu are designed to be key > motivators to recall patients and produce good outcomes > > .Data entry requirements for the program are simple, consisting > usually of demographics, a few key clinical indicators, and a > recall date. The program is designed both for nurse telephone > follow-up, and to produce reminder letters when appropriate. > Brief notes may be kept in the program regarding individual > patient responses. > > Current Use: > > This program was distributed to the graduating class of 2001 in > our program, and has been beta-tested in some of their > practices. It will be presented at the STFM Conference in San > Francisco (April 2002). The program file are posted here as > freeware for educational and clinical use in promoting quality > care of practice populations. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Download the Reminder Database (1.07 MB size): > > The Reminder database is available in a .zip file, which > includes installation and workflow instructions. > > Reminder.zip > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 No I haven't used the reminder database. Just thought it might be a useful resource. Locke, MDBasalt, COFP Residency Graduate 19945 Years in Air Force (Texas, Germany)Private Group Practice since 1999Went independent from hospital MSO 2004http://www.alpinemedical.mdJob Share w/ Wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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