CMS Launches DOQ-IT University

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched DOQ-IT (Doctor’s Office Quality Information Technology) University, or DOQ-IT U, in April, 2007 to support health information technology (HIT) in physicians’ offices.

DOQ-IT U is an interactive, Web-based tool designed to provide solo and small-to-medium sized physician practices with the education for successful HIT adoption, including lessons on culture change, vendor selection, and workflow analysis. The nationally available e-learning system is available at no charge.

DOQ-IT U provides lessons in assessment, planning and implementation methods that are disease and population specific. Lessons provide clinical decision support and apply evidence-based medicine guidelines. This e-learning platform will be utilized to provide physicians with a self-paced curriculum and associated tools that are readily available to them. Additional features, such as surveys, utilization tracking, and continuing medical education, are planned in the future.

A technical advisory panel (TAP) composed of leading medical experts from the American College of Physicians (ACP), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Private Payers, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and Patient Self Management experts, has been convened and will provide content, consultation and evaluation of the care management/DOQ-IT U modules.

Visit CMS’ DOQ-IT U Web site at http://elearning.qualitynet.org for instructions on free registration and access to resources and training modules.