Using Data to Drive Policy for Evidence-Based Models of Care in the Future-View Presentation

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In this presentation, experts from the medical field discuss the transformative challenges and opportunities in psychiatry and healthcare, emphasizing the importance of leveraging data for decision-making and improving care delivery. Bob Trestman, chair of the Presidential Work Group on the Future of Psychiatry, highlights the need for outcome-oriented data, pushing beyond mere process variables like patient numbers and frequency of visits. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) aims to utilize its PsychPro data registry to gain national-level insights into psychiatric practice, aiding in the enhancement of management, decision-making, and care delivery.<br /><br />Dr. Bob Phillips from the American Board of Family Medicine discusses their efforts to reshape the clinical environment for family medicine through better data utilization, collaboration with institutions like the National Academy of Medicine, and initiatives like the prime registry. These efforts are designed to improve outcomes, reduce physician burnout, and create a healthcare setting that supports professionalism through data-driven policy changes and quality measures.<br /><br />Additionally, Dr. Brian Batson presents a case study on team-based care in primary care, revealing that physicians often outperform nurse practitioners in quality and cost-efficiency. This insight prompts healthcare organizations to reconsider staffing and care models to optimize patient outcomes and experiences.<br /><br />Throughout the discussion, panelists and attendees explore the importance of redefining the mission of psychiatry and aligning it with evidence-based practices and quality measures that truly reflect the needs and challenges of the field, while ensuring accessibility, especially focusing on the realities within the constraints of state-specific data collection mandates like HEDIS measures.

Keywords

psychiatry

healthcare

data-driven decision-making

outcome-oriented data

American Psychiatric Association

PsychPro data registry

family medicine

National Academy of Medicine

physician burnout

team-based care

evidence-based practices

HEDIS measures