Clinician Perspectives
Clinician Perspectives is a service specifically designed for health care professionals. Supported by IFMC's expertise in care management, quality management and information management, Clinician Perspectives offers contact with IFMC staff who can help provide analysis of current trends, issues and opportunities in health care.
Pay-for-Performance Sites
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)’s testimony concerning physician pay-for-performance to the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council (PPAC) of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The testimony discusses that idea that physician pay-for-performance programs need to be based upon clear design principles and goals for which there is broad agreement.
The American Medical Association (AMA)’s page of physician resources regarding pay for performance, including:
- Evaluating pay-for-performance plans
- AMA guidelines for formation and implementation of a pay-for-performance plan
- Paper on the potential impact that pay for performance can have on patients and physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)’s beliefs regarding pay for performance guidelines.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides a list of information related to pay-for-performance topics as of September 14, 2005.
Health Information Technology
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the health care industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems for the betterment of human health.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) provides leadership for the development and nationwide implementation of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of health care and the ability of consumers to manage their care and safety.
As part of the health IT initiative, AHRQ created the AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology (the National Resource Center) to help the health care community make the leap into the Information Age.
Doctor's Office Quality Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Resources
Doctor's Office Quality Information Technology (DOQ-IT) promotes the adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems and information technology (IT) in small-to-medium sized physician offices with a vision of enhancing access to patient information, decision support, and reference data, as well as improving patient-clinician communications. Visit the web site for the project.
The Iowa Foundation for Medical Care - Illinois (IFMC-IL), a subsidiary of IFMC, has multiple resources for Illinois providers interested in DOQ-IT information
The IFMC website for quality improvement activities also has DOQ-IT information for Iowa physicians looking for further project details.