Registry Science and Research Initiative
Program Overview:
As part of CMSS’ Digital Transformation strategic priority, the goals of the Registry Science and Research Initiative are to advance CMSS member knowledge and expertise in clinical registries and research through shared learning and collaboration with stakeholders in the broader clinical and research environment.
Advisory Committee:
An Advisory Committee comprised of specialty society staff, society volunteer leadership, and federal agency representatives will advise on and seek to address key topics of interest to specialty societies in clinical registries and research with the goals of:
- advancing CMSS member knowledge and expertise,
- informing future collaborative CMSS activities, and
- identifying issues that require more focused development.
The Advisory Committee includes a blend of specialty society staff and volunteer leadership and federal agency representatives.
- Kyle Cobb, Officer of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Kathleen Hewitt, American Society of Hematology
- Cliff Ko, American College of Surgeons
- Steve Labkoff, American Medical Informatics Association
- Danica Marinac Dabic, EpiNet/Food & Drug Administration
- Greg Martin, Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Matt Nielsen, American Urologic Association
- Michelle Schreiber, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Christa Singleton, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- James Tcheng, Duke University
CMSS Quality Professional Peer Group (PPG) Leads:
- Matthew Popovich, American Society of Anesthesiology
- Samantha Shugarman, American College of Radiology
- Karen Johnson, American Urologic Association
About the Webinar Series:
The following webinars address key topics of interest in clinical registries and research to advance the above goals.
- Overview of the United States Core Data for Interoperability and USCDI+ for Quality
- Advancing FHIR in Clinical Registries and Research
- Defining and Creating the Registries of the Future
- Sustainability and Member Engagement
- Executive Viewpoints for a New Generation of Clinical Registries: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Clinical Data Standards: Building Your Specialty’s Lexicon
- Thinking Outside the Registry Box to Support Expanded Needs and Uses
- Challenges and Opportunities for Clinical Registries Collecting Health Information from Patients
All webinars are open to CMSS members and the public and are free to attend. Sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants.
Past Webinars:
Challenges and Opportunities for Clinical Registries Collecting Health Information from Patients – December 13, 2022
About this session:
This session will discuss the potential uses of registries (e.g., disease-specific, specialty-wide) and seek to answer questions including what is the business case for maintaining a registry and how can we continue to advance, evolve, and sustain registries. This webinar will provide examples of how registries have successfully engaged society members to meet the registry goals of CMSS specialty societies and other interested stakeholders.
Session Leaders:
Liz Garrett-Mayer, Vice President, Center for Research and Analytics, ASCO
Steve Labkoff, Global Head of Clinical and Healthcare Informatics, Quantori
Panelists:
Anna McCollister, Consultant, Patient Engagement, Data Use and Governance, Invitae
Samantha Robicheau, Solutions Lead, Registries and Clinical Research Networks, Datavant
Leon Rozenblit, Head, Registry Practice Center of Excellence, IQVIA
Watch the recording (Access Passcode: +*#Tq12i)
Executive Viewpoints for a New Generation of Clinical Registries: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – November 10, 2022
About this session:
This session occurred at the 2022 CMSS Annual Meeting.
Speakers:
Nathan Glusenkamp, MA, Chief Quality & Registries Officer, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Kathleen Hewitt, DNP, RN, Senior Director, American Society of Hematology
William Seward, MA, Associate Executive Director, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
James Wadzinski, Deputy Executive Director, Society for Vascular Surgery
Clinical Data Standards: Building Your Specialty’s Lexicon – November 10, 2022
About this session:
This session occurred at the 2022 CMSS Annual Meeting.
Speakers:
Su Chen, MD, Digital Health Clinical Principal, MITRE
Kyle Cobb, Officer of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Randi Kudner, Assistant Director of Quality Improvement at American Society for Radiation Oncology
James Tcheng, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and Professor of Community and Family Medicine (Informatics), Department of Community and Family Medicine of the Duke University School of Medicine
Thinking Outside the Registry Box to Support Expanded Needs and Uses – November 11, 2022
About this session:
This session occurred at the 2022 CMSS Annual Meeting.
Speakers:
Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, MACP, CEO, CMSS
Clifford Ko, MD, Director of Quality, American College of Surgeons
Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, Chair, Science and Quality Council, American Urological Association
Hoangmai Pham, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Institute for Exceptional Care, Former Chief Innovation Officer, CMMI
Sustainability and Member Engagement – October 31, 2022
About this session:
This session will discuss the potential uses of registries (e.g., disease-specific, specialty-wide) and seek to answer questions including what is the business case for maintaining a registry and how can we continue to advance, evolve, and sustain registries. This webinar will provide examples of how registries have successfully engaged society members to meet the registry goals of CMSS specialty societies and other interested stakeholders.
Session Leaders:
Greg Martin, MD, MSc, Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Director, Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute, Immediate Past-President, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Christa Singleton, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Office of Policy Analytics & Population Health (OPAPH) (proposed), Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Panelists:
Vishakha Kumar, MD, MBA, Director, Quality and Research, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Flora Lum, MD, Vice President, Quality and Data Science, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Gregory Pappas, MD, PhD, Associate Director for National Surveillance, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, OBE/CBER/FDA
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Defining and Creating the Registries of the Future – September 22, 2022
About this session:
This session will discuss the potential uses of registries (e.g., disease-specific, specialty-wide) and seek to answer questions including what is the business case for maintaining a registry and how can we continue to advance, evolve, and sustain registries. This webinar will provide examples of success stories on how registries engage membership to meet the registry goals to CMSS members and other interested stakeholders.
Session Leaders:
Kathleen Hewitt, DNP, RN, Senior Director, ASH Research Collaborative Data Hub and Learning Community
Danica Marinac-Dabic, MD, PhD, MMSc, FISPE, Associate Director, Office of Clinical Evidence and Analysis
Panelists:
Art Sedrakyan, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of Institute for Health Technologies and Interventions, Weill Cornell Medical College; Vice-Chair, IDEAL initiative
Phil Goodney, MD, MS, Chair, VQI-VISION CRN
Bill Wood, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Senior Medical Advisor, ASH Research Collaborative; Chair, ASH Research Collaborative Data Hub Oversight Group
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Advancing FHIR in Clinical Registries and Research – August 29, 2022
About this session:
During this session, we will provide an overview of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) – what it is and its potential for clinical registries and research. This webinar will enable CMSS members and other interested stakeholders to better understand how registries can leverage this standard. It will also discuss where the gaps are in advancing FHIR and the potential roles and partners for specialty societies in this space.
Speakers:
Aneesh Chopra, President, CareJourney
Brian Bialecki, Director of IT Standards and Interoperability, American College of Radiology
Christopher Treml, Director, Data Standards Institute, American College of Radiology
Marti Velezis, Data Standards and Interoperability Consultant (FDA), Chair/Coordinated Registry Network (CRN) Architecture Task Force (MDEpiNet)
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Overview of the United States Core Data for Interoperability and USCDI+ for Quality – July 25, 2022
About this session:
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will provide an overview of the United State Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) and USCDI+. This webinar will enable CMSS members and other interested stakeholders to better understand the role of the USCDI+ and related interoperability initiatives. It will also provide a forum for specialty societies to ensure that key data elements important to their clinical specialty are represented in the USCDI+ and ask questions of ONC staff.
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Key Questions the Registry Science and Research Initiative will address:
How do we define and create the registries of the future?
- What we consider a registry defines what it can accomplish and what we can expect from it.
- Creating an updated definition of a registry is foundational to these discussions and what can be achieved.
- Can be built on the previous work by AHRQ in symposia and in books, and by NQRN before becoming part of CMSS but should reflect the current and future states too.
What are the intended goals of registries? How will they continue to advance and evolve? How do we ensure that the data collected are appropriate for the intended use(s)?
- What are the implications of the primary and secondary uses of registry data?
- What are the responsibilities and guardrails or barriers for each of these uses? Are we transparent about the data collected and for what uses?
- What are the strategies to ensure that registries have implemented the necessary guardrails?
- What are the current models for engagement in research, clinical registries, and education with patient organizations?
How do you ensure sustainability and promote member engagement?
- Define business case and value for registries and develop rules of the road for trusted registry stewards.
- How can we build on previous work and learnings (e.g., data models, modular approaches)?
- What are success stories on how registries engage membership to meet the registry goals?
How do registries ensure responsible and transparent stewardship of the data?
- Registries must deal with multiple data issues such as the balance between de-identified data and data sharing while also ensuring patient privacy.
- Topics include security and privacy of the data, patient matching approaches, and the value of linking data across registries and datasets.
- Explore legal and regulatory policies that facilitate the creation and sustainability of registries while protecting the basic privacy and confidentiality required by HIPAA.
When and how will registries capture data required for advanced and evolving uses?
- How can registries interface with multiple data sources, including electronic health records and patient-generated health data? What is the role and potential of artificial intelligence/natural language processing?
- How can registries be structured to accommodate the necessary changes in data collection over time? Are there best practices that can be shared?
How can registries develop model(s) for longitudinal assessment, including patient-reported outcomes?
Program Contact:
Heidi Bossley, CMSS Quality Consultant, hbossley@cmss.org