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Overarching Description of VA Knowledge Ecosystem Approach



Identify Studies

Review Evidence

Current 

Approach



Pearls/Tips Learned

Desired Approach

Needs to Achieve Desired Approach

Check all that apply

__Better source/input materials [Details: ]

__Common format/terminologies for managing/sharing data [Details: ]

__Other [Details:]



Support We Can Provide Other Participants



Produce Guidance

Make Guidance Computable

Current 

Approach



Pearls/Tips Learned

Desired Approach

Needs to Achieve Desired Approach

Support We Can Provide Other Participants



Implement Guidance (e.g., as CDS, eCQMs)

Analyze Results (e.g., care outcomes)

Apply Results (e.g., Quality Improvement, create evidence)

Current 

Approach

COVID 19 workflows in visio diagrams, related documentation templates in CPRS (GUI on top of VistA) in broad use in the VA.

Pearls/Tips LearnedNon-standardized workflows/terminology/modeling allow ambiguity in guideline implementation and do not support platform agnostic sharing.  

Desired ApproachPull together multiple fit-for-purpose standards addressing the whole stack: BPM+, SNOMED, FHIR, ANF

Needs to Achieve Desired ApproachCollaboration with others so that decisions we make about standards to use are compatible with choices made by others.

Support We Can Provide Other ParticipantsWe can show them what we are doing, see if they have ideas to contribute.

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Drill Down into VA Knowledge Ecosystem Approach for Specific Clinical Targets/CDS Interventions (make multiple copies of these table sets as needed)


[Target 1]



Identify Studies

Review Evidence

Current 

Approach



Pearls/Tips Learned

Desired Approach

Needs to Achieve Desired Approach

Check all that apply

__Better source/input materials [Details: ]

__Common format/terminologies for managing/sharing data [Details: ]

__Other [Details:]



Support We Can Provide Other Participants



Produce Guidance

Make Guidance Computable

Current 

Approach



Pearls/Tips Learned

Desired Approach

Needs to Achieve Desired Approach

Support We Can Provide Other Participants



Implement Guidance (e.g., as CDS, eCQMs)

Analyze Results (e.g., care outcomes)

Apply Results (e.g., Quality Improvement, create evidence)

Current 

Approach




Pearls/Tips Learned


Desired Approach


Needs to Achieve Desired Approach


Support We Can Provide Other Participants



[Target 2]



Identify Studies

Review Evidence

Current 

Approach



Pearls/Tips Learned

Desired Approach

Needs to Achieve Desired Approach

Check all that apply

__Better source/input materials [Details: ]

__Common format/terminologies for managing/sharing data [Details: ]

__Other [Details:]



Support We Can Provide Other Participants



Produce Guidance

Make Guidance Computable

Current 

Approach



Pearls/Tips Learned

Desired Approach

Needs to Achieve Desired Approach

Support We Can Provide Other Participants



Implement Guidance (e.g., as CDS, eCQMs)

Analyze Results (e.g., care outcomes)

Apply Results (e.g., Quality Improvement, create evidence)

Current 

Approach




Pearls/Tips Learned


Desired Approach


Needs to Achieve Desired Approach


Support We Can Provide Other Participants




Additional Notes

VA Current Process/Needs:

 VA team is looking at improving screening. Here are some data points they are interested in:

VA Enhanced Process: