NEW DATA VISUALISATION TOOLS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
A data visualisation tool has been developed to help IBD teams track performance against key performance indicators for biologics. The tool has been developed for the Registry by CIMS as an add-on to their InfoFlex IBD software and will be available initially for users of the IBD Registry Web Tool. (This development was funded by the final stage of the 2016/17 HQIP grant to the RCP for the IBD Audit.) The charts show local data compared with the national standard and the average performance of all hospitals using the web tool. We hope the data visualisation tools will help teams identify how well they provide care against the key performance indicators and prompt them to make changes where necessary to improve the quality of patient care. The data visualisation tool will be launched in May and you can find out more at the IBD Registry Roadshow meetings and at the IBD Registry symposium at the BSG on 21st June.
The charts below are samples showing number of patients receiving biological therapies and incidence of post-induction reviews (all data is fictional).
The charts below are samples showing number of patients receiving biological therapies and incidence of post-induction reviews (all data is fictional).
REGISTRY PARTICIPATION
Participation continues to grow, with 91 sites now set up to enter data into the IBD Registry. If you have not yet registered to participate in the IBD Registry, would like help uploading your data, or have any other registry related queries please contact Data Manager Mark Allan by emailing [email protected]
QUARTERLY DATA SUBMISSION
The next data submission deadline is 30th June, so please make sure that you submit all of your data for the period up to 31st May. This gives sites one month to submit the data and make sure it is accurate and up to date. If you need any help at all in preparing for this, or if you have not yet registered with NHS Digital, please email [email protected]
DATA ENTRY GRANTS – APPLY BY 17TH MAY 2017
The Registry is pleased to announce that grants to help teams with data entry have been made to the following Trusts: Birmingham Children’s, Brighton & Sussex, Coventry, Derby, East and North Herts, Northampton, Nottingham and West Herts. A second round of funding is now available: contact [email protected] for an application form. Applications need to be returned by 17th May 2017.
CONVERTING YOUR EXPORTED RCP BIOLOGICS AUDIT DATA INTO USEABLE RECORDS
We have developed a data conversion tool that makes it easy to read data exported from the RCP Biological Therapies Audit. The tool converts the Excel files into a user-friendly, easy to read document for each patient record. These can be used to make manual data entry easier or can be filed in the patient’s clinical record. Sites will need to have exported the Registry-compliant export files from the IBD Audit tool in order to use this system. If you’d like to see an example of what the tool can produce, please email Mark at [email protected]
IBD REGISTRY SYMPOSIUM AT BSG ANNUAL MEETING IN MANCHESTER
Join us in Manchester on Wednesday 21st June at 4.30-6pm for the first presentation of the biologics KPIs, as well as the latest news on research projects using the Registry. Chaired by Stuart Bloom and Barney Hawthorne, speakers include David Barker, Fraser Cummings, Mark Allan, Keith Bodger and Angel Castro Silva.
USING DATA TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE – FREE, ONLINE COURSE
This online course starts on 8th May. The course focuses on clinical practice and processes, so will be most relevant to physicians, at all levels of training. However, anyone is welcome to participate, and there’s no charge to access the course. View the course here.
OTHER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT NEWS
Developing Quality Improvement Champions in IBD – quality improvement training by the Royal College of Physicians, London starts on the 6th June. 9 teams will be attending this course that runs over 6 months and will help teams to plan how to implement an improvement plan into their service. To register your interest for future courses please contact [email protected]
INDUSTRY SUPPORT
The Registry’s Industry Working Group is developing a network of field based pharma company staff trained to answer queries about the Registry and signpost support for clinical teams. The aim is to launch the programme in the next month or two. If you have any queries about this initiative please contact [email protected]