Belgian Researchers Develop EMR-Extractable Quality Indicators For Primary Care
Belgian researchers used a RAND-modified Delphi process between January and December 2024 to develop an evidence-based set of 40 electronically extractable quality indicators (QIs) for general practitioners' EMR use, publishing results in JMIR Medical Informatics in 2026. An expert panel of 18 (12 GPs and 6 EMR developers) approved 20 indicators and 20 recommendations drawn from 9 guidelines and 4 reviews, with 16 QIs targeting problem-list completeness to support electronic audit-and-feedback and targeted GP training.
Key Points
- 1Establishes 40 EMR-extractable QIs approved via RAND-modified Delphi (January–December 2024).
- 2Addresses inconsistent EMR data quality by distilling recommendations from nine guidelines and four review articles.
- 3Enables electronic audit-and-feedback and targeted GP training to improve EMR completeness and clinical data quality.
Scoring Rationale
Practical, peer-reviewed QIs with strong actionability and credibility, but limited novelty and scope confined to primary care.
Sources
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