AACE Advancing Immunization Quality Improvement Communication Platform-AACE September 2023 HSP Meeting Agenda and Minutes

AACE September 2023 HSP Meeting Agenda and Minutes

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The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) conducted a Health System Partner Monthly Meeting on September 26, 2023, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm ET. The meeting began with a welcome and overview by Audrey and proceeded with general updates on the CMSS/CDC by Elizabeth, noting that 7 out of 27 agreements involve AACE.<br /><br />Subsequent updates were given by Mary on Quality Improvement (QI) and data leads from a recent call. Key points included a plan to distribute recordings and materials from a previous meeting, concerns regarding SoftDev staff's understanding of data collection challenges faced by Health System Partners (HSP), and the introduction of a new physician consultant to aid in QI data collection.<br /><br />Several issues with data collection were discussed, such as the varying difficulties of gathering patient-level data from Electronic Health Records (EHR), the unclear timing for data collection, and the challenges in pulling 'patient refused data' metrics. It was emphasized that collecting completed vaccine data remains a top priority. To assist HSPs, CMSS will create Tip Sheets to streamline the data collection process.<br /><br />The meeting was attended by representatives from various health institutions, including The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Harbor-Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Brown Medicine and Lifestyle Corporation, University of Nevada Las Vegas Health, Houston Methodist, and Prisma Health Center. Also present were AACE Grant Consultants: Elizabeth Lepkowski, Mary Martin Lowe, Audrey Shively, and Diane Alberson.<br /><br />The meeting aimed to foster collaboration and improve the quality of adult immunization projects, addressing current agreements, data collection challenges, and strategies for better execution of these health initiatives.

Keywords

AACE

Health System Partner

Quality Improvement

data collection

Electronic Health Records

vaccine data

CMSS

CDC

physician consultant

immunization projects