Narrowing the Research-Practice Divide in Evidence-Based Medicine with Adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems: Present and Future Directions

Rockville, MD
July 13-14, 2009

This NIDA-sponsored 2009 conference aimed to present the current state of the art of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHR) in the environment of health care reform and the prospect of their utilization in the development of evidence-based research and medicine. The following presentations were made available by the speakers.

View: Agenda, Executive Summary, Participant list.

Part I: Overview

EMR Overview: Opportunities, Realities and the Practice/Research Divide (ppt)
Clement J. McDonald, MD, National Library of Medicine

Merging Clinical Care and Clinical Research in the EMR: Implementation Issues (ppt)
Michael G. Kahn, MD, PhD, FACMI, University of Colorado

Role of EHR in Healthcare Reform of Integrated Health Care Systems (ppt)
Blackford Middleton, MD, MPH, Partners HealthCare System, Inc., Harvard Medical School

Part II: The Current State of the Art of EHR

Panel Introduction (ppt)
Gregory J. Downing, DO, PhD, Department of Health and Human Services; and Udi E. Ghitza, PhD, National Institute on Drug Abuse

Standards for Interoperable EHR: Narrowing the Research-Practice Divide in Evidence-Based Medicine with the Adoption of EHRs (ppt)
Christopher G. Chute, MD, DrPH, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Hurdles & Solutions to Development of Interoperable EHR (ppt)
John W. Loonsk, MD, FACMI, CGI Federal Corporation

Developing Interoperable EHR: Maximizing Quality of Care (ppt)
Gregory J. Downing, DO, PhD, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

Part III: Utilization of EHR in Development of Evidence-Based Research and Medicine

Health IT: Meaningful Transitions (ppt)
David R. Hunt, MD, FACS, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services

What EHR Can Deliver that Randomized Clinical Trials Cannot: Retrospective Studies with Long-Term Follow-Up (ppt)
Robert Grundmeier, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

How to Promote EHR in Research (ppt)
Kenneth R. Gersing, MD, Duke University Medical Center

Part V: How to Bring EHR into Addiction Treatment

Overview of Issues: Barriers to Developing EHR in This Field (ppt)
Constance Weisner, DrPH, MSW, Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Confidentiality and Privacy: Impact on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records (ppt)
Sarah A. Wattenberg, LCSW-C, Department of Health and Human Services

Navigating the Legal Barriers to Sharing Consumer Information (ppt)
Deneka Cain, JD, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Implementing Compatible EHR Databases Across Agencies (ppt)
Stephen P. Davis, PhD, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Hurdles in Adopting and Implementing Integrated EHR in Community-Based Addiction Treatment Clinics (ppt)
Ron Jackson, MSW, Evergreen Treatment Services

Narrowing the Research-Practice Divide in Evidence-Based Medicine with Adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems (ppt)
Carla A. Green, PhD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente Northwest

 
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