Project Announcement
Open Recruitment
PPRNet has received a new AHRQ grant for “The Dissemination
of the PPRNet Model for Improving Medication
Safety
in Primary Care Practice” or MS-TRIP 2 project.
One of our goals is to spread findings from the first Med Safety project
to 60
PPRNet practices, so we need your participation!
Click
here to view the practice responsibilities and consent agreement.
PPRNet IS A
PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO
IMPROVE HEALTH
CARE IN ITS MEMBER PRACTICES AND ELSEWHERE IN THE US
Welcome
Welcome to the Practice Partner Research Network (PPRNet) web site.
Established in 1995 as a collaborative effort between the
Department of Family Medicine at the
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), and
Practice Partner/McKesson in Seattle, WA and participating practices, PPRNet is a unique and
pioneering concept in practice-based quality improvement and research.
Currently, PPRNet has 170physician
practices, representing over 965 health care providers, and approximately 1.8
million patients located in 41 states.
Its members consist of 71% Family Medicine physicians, 22%
of Internal Medicine physicians and 7% specialty or other type practices.
Although practice-based research
networks have been in existence for many years as a means of facilitating
collaborative research among family physicians, PPRNet is unique in that all of
its members use Practice Partner's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system to
capture their patient information. A longitudinal
database comprised from the EMRs of practices throughout the United States
provides the basis for PPRNet’s research activities.
PPRNet's design protects the confidentiality of
patients and physicians and requires minimal time commitment for busy
physicians.
Also unique is PPRNet's emphasis on
improving care in its member practices. PPRNet offers its members quarterly
Practice Level Performance Reports to aid in practice quality improvement
initiatives. PPRNet members are also encouraged to
participate in PPRNet quality improvement projects, attend network meetings, and
author or co-author peer review papers. Prior and current projects
include improving cardiovascular disease outcomes, colorectal cancer screening,
medication safety, and alcohol screening. In its 15 year history,
PPRNet has published over
48 peer review articles in
which members are frequently co-authors.
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PPRNet is now open to Lytec and MediSoft
Patient Record users. Click on "Joining
PPRNet" to learn more about PPRNet and to join the network.
Page Updated:
12/21/10
