What
A registry is a collection of records or lists of information maintained in an ordered fashion to allow efficient access to that information – similar to a database.
AAPM&R's Registry is a physiatry-owned, single repository of data which will harness the combined power in numbers of the entire specialty. This mass of data can then aid the specialty by guiding efforts to reduce burnout and defend our scope of practice.
Not only does AAPM&R's Registry provide the data to demonstrate your value, it provides data to improve your care by tracking your success on a national scale and studying the most effective treatments for your patients. As more data is collected, the specialty will become stronger, together.
Where
You can participate directly from your office! From the moment a patient calls to make an appointment to the time they transition from your care, there is a story being told about your clinical care. It starts with the patient’s information being documented, and grows over time with more details, new findings, and patient satisfaction scores. Each time a patient sees their provider, data is recorded in their electronic health record (EHR), which is then reported to the Registry. Key information from the provider’s EHR is sent in a secure and encrypted fashion to the Registry for analysis.
Why
Decision-making is no longer fueled by anecdotes or the benefit of the doubt. Decision-making demands data – factual evidence that your skills and services are deserving of a patient’s patronage, an institution’s referral, or a payor’s reimbursement.
You need quantifiable proof of your value.
You can’t gather that proof on your own and the data an institution collects will not sufficiently focus on or benefit physiatry. The accurate documentation of PM&R through data is an effort that will involve all of physiatry, together, and it starts with AAPM&R’s Registry.
AAPM&R’s Registry is essential for the specialty and its future as it aligns with the shift to a value-based health care system. By serving as a physiatry-owned, single depository of data, the Registry will harness the combined power in numbers of the entire specialty. This mass of data can then aid the specialty by guiding efforts to reduce burnout and defend our scope of practice.
Who
The strategic planning and development of the Registry is overseen by AAPM&R staff and physiatrist-led steering committee.
- Michael Hatzakis, Jr., MD, (Chair)
- Joseph Hornyak, MD, PhD
- Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH
- Mark Huang, MD
- John Lesher, MD (Chair, Low-Back Pain Pilot)
- Alan Novick, MD (Chair, Ischemic Stroke Pilot)
- James Sliwa, DO
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