Example Submission

Below you will find an example of a strong submission that addresses the review criteria. This proposal clearly defines the problem, offers practical solutions, and shows real impact on healthcare quality. We’ve also highlighted how different parts of the submission align with our key criteria, so you can see exactly what we’re looking for. 

Title 

The Care Gaps Crystal Ball: Leveraging FHIR and CQL for Prospective Care Gaps and the Smoking Gun

Category

Digital Quality 

Session Description

Learn how integrating FHIR & CQL tackles care gaps by merging Quality Measures with Clinical Decision Support. Our talk delves into reducing healthcare costs and improving outcomes by preemptively detecting these gaps and providing evidence-based recommendations to avoid them. 

Learning Objectives       (at least three): 
  1. Describe at a high level the benefits of CQL and the FHIR clinical data model. 
  2. Explain how FHIR and CQL can be used to identify patients at risk for a gap in care. 
  3. Demonstrate how FHIR and CQL can be used to make an evidence-based treatment recommendation to avoid the gap in care.

Alignment with Submission Criteria

  • Defines performance opportunities or population need.
    Identifies gaps in care as a key challenge in healthcare quality. 
     
  • Defines the goal or purpose of interventions. 
    Aims to reduce health care costs and improve outcomes by detecting care gaps.
     
  • Describes regulatory or operational implications. 
    Addresses how FHIR and CQL can be integrated within health care systems to enhance decision support.
     
  • Incorporates practical examples or scenarios. 
    Provides a case study of using FHIR and CQL to identify and address gaps in care.
     
  • Discusses logic used in key decisions.
    Explains how data models and algorithms guide clinical decision making.
     
  • Identifies expected benefits to beneficiaries.
    Highlights improved patient outcomes and cost reductions through proactive interventions.
     
  • Discusses implications and best practices for adopting strategies.
    Explores how organizations can implement FHIR and CQL to optimize care gap detection and intervention.