Reg-ent includes over 326 practice sites and close to 2,000 participants now participating and contains 1.7 million total patients and close to 4 million patient encounters. Reg-ent successfully reported PQRS 2016 to CMS for over 120 physicians. In addition, Reg-ent listened to its members about the need for more meaningful quality measures for the specialty and has several measure development projects underway to represent the entire specialty. A miniseminar, “The Evolution of Measurement,” will follow the Opening Ceremony on September 10 with Reg-ent leaders discussing the evolution of clinical data registries and the role of Reg-ent in defining quality for the specialty. This miniseminar will address quality measurement and how measures assist in defining quality and why it’s so important for the specialty to define quality for itself versus having it defined by outside forces. It will also provide insight for how to prepare your practice for engagement with quality measurement and research. A key goal of the session is for attendees to have a better understanding of how data registries support the increasing role of measurement in healthcare. Four speakers will explain the evolution of measurement, Academy initiatives to address the concerns of Reg-ent participants, and the impact of registry participation for all practices from small private practices through large academic or hospital-based systems. Time is planned to answer questions from attendees.
Faculty: William R. Blythe, MD (Leadership Role: Advisory Board for ENT-Cloud); James C. Denneny, III, MD (Leadership Role: Board of Regents at ACS, Finance Committee at CMSS); Lisa Ishii, MD (Nothing to Disclose); Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH (Nothing to Disclose).