Lawrence Center Quality and Safety Mini-Courses
The Intersection of eCare and Patient Safety

Tuesday, April 13, 2023 | 12:00 - 12:50 PM

Massachusetts General Hospital
Online Virtual Meeting
Zoom Link

Course Description

eCare (EPIC®) is critical to maintaining patient safety at Mass General.  It reduces the chance of medication errors, improves communication between providers, and ensures that patients receive appropriate and timely care. Continuous improvement of eCare is essential to ensure patient safety, improve usability and efficiency, incorporate new clinical knowledge, and ensure regulatory compliance.

 Please join Bijay Acharya, MD, MPH, FACP, to learn how to prioritize and make changes to Epic to help mitigate patient safety risks.  Participants will learn how eCare enhancements are designed with human factors in mind, opportunities for improvement, and the limitations of eCare.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Describe ways in which eCare helps ensure patient safety at Mass General
2. Discuss the process used at MGH to make changes to Epic when a patient safety risk is identified
3. Describe limitations of eCare

Target Audience

This activity is intended for members of the Quality and Patient Safety Committee (QPSC) and staff they work with who will benefit from the training.

Agenda

Faculty

Elizabeth Mort, MD, MPH - Course Director
Senior Vice President Quality & Safety,
Chief Quality Officer,
MGH Edward P. Lawrence Center for Quality & Safety
Massachusetts General Hospital / Massachusetts General Physicians Organization

Bijay Acharya, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Chief Quality Officer for Clinical Informatics and Patient Safety
Massachusetts General Hospital

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statements

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 0.75 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Contact

For questions regarding registration, please contact the Mass General Brigham Office of Continuing Professional Development at [email protected]

Americans with Disabilities Act: Our Course Coordinator can assist you with any special needs (i.e., physical, dietary, etc). Please contact Jeanne Henson prior to the event at 617-724-9791

Provided by

Massachusetts General Hospital Edward P. Lawrence Center for Quality & Safety and Mass General Brigham