Are you interested in being part of CPCSSN?
Any primary care clinician using electronic medical record (EMR) technology is eligible to enroll at no cost to the practice.
Enrolment is easy with the completion of a consent form and a brief questionnaire. By joining CPCSSN you will become a part of a community of clinicians committed to understanding chronic disease management and improving patient outcomes.
CPCSSN technology will not add any additional time or burden to your day-to-day patient priorities. You have the flexibility to dedicate as much time as you would like to explore your own data. After initial set up, we will work with you to begin data extraction that occurs twice per year.
CPCSSN follows all data privacy regulations and has approval from the University of British Columbia Research Ethics Board. We are happy to answer any questions regarding confidentiality and privacy.
Let us know if you are interested in participating by emailing:
Shelby Elkes | Network Manager
BC Primary Health Care Research Network
UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Email: info@spor-bcphcrn.ca
Benefits to clinicians
CPCSSN can assist clinicians in better understanding their practice patterns as it provides access to patient details and health indicators.
First, CPCSSN technology extracts de-identified patient data from the clinician’s EMR. Second, EMR data from multiple systems are processed, cleaned, and formatted consistently. Third, reliable data are returned to the clinician.
CPCSSN has developed algorithms to easily identify patients with chronic conditions, including:
| Adult Asthma | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
| Cardiovascular Disease | Cerebrovascular Disease |
| Chronic Heart Failure | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| Cirrhosis | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| Coronary Artery Disease | Dementia |
| Depression | Diabetic Neuropathy |
| Diabetic Retinopathy | Diabetes Mellitus |
| Dyslipidemia | Eating Disorders |
| Epilepsy | Herpes Zoster |
| Hypertension | Mood Disorders |
| Multiple Sclerosis | Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF) |
| Osteoarthritis | Parkinson’s Disease |
| Pediatric Asthma | Pediatric Diabetes Mellitus |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Schizophrenia |
As a clinician using BC-CPCSSN, you could:
- Access a wide variety of health indicators such as blood pressure, prescribed medication, vaccination records, and lab results.
- Compare your patient and practice details to other clinicians at your clinic, health network, and across the province in a manner that that maintains patient confidentiality and privacy.
- Facilitate opportunities for independent reflection on practice and collaborative discussions with colleagues.
- Implement practice initiatives for improved patient outcomes. For example, screen for diabetic patients who have not had a foot examination in the previous year.
- Monitor practice patterns and chronic disease management over time.
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