Development of quality measures to assess tooth decay outcomes from electronic health record data.

Ryan G BrandonSuhasini BangarAlfa YansaneAna NeumannJoanna M MullinsElsbeth KalenderianMuhammad F WaljiJoel M White

Published in: Journal of public health dentistry (2022)

Methods were developed and validated for assessing timely treatment of decay and occurrence of new decay derived from EHR data, creating effective outcome measures. These EHR-based quality measures produce accurate and reliable results that support efforts and advancement in quality assessment, quality improvement, patient care and research.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
quality improvement
clinical decision support
patient safety
adverse drug
risk assessment
high resolution
mass spectrometry