This document explains how to use standardized queries in your EMR to start building chronic disease registries.  The instructions below focus on COPD. The COPD query is intended for teams that do not yet have a reliable list of COPD patients and don’t have the time or resources to start from scratch in reviewing all their patients to generate such a list.  Right now, it is also only for teams with PSS or Accuro although work is continuing to expand the standardized query to OSCAR and Nightingale.

Originally posted March 31, 2020, updated on April 3, 2020.

Dear AFHTO EMR CoP Members, 

As many of you are aware the EMR communities of practice (CoP) will be transitioning from AFHTO to OntarioMD effective March 31, 2020. AFHTO would like to thank all members for their continuous support and participation. We would also like to sincerely thank CoP leads for their dedication to these groups! We look forward to a smooth transition. 

As government undergoes public health modernization, AFHTO is pleased to provide a few recommendations to better align primary care with public health.

AFHTO has developed a standardized query to help you build a chronic disease registry for patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) in your EMR. A chronic disease registry is an important step towards identifying – and ultimately correcting – gaps in care.