Finding the EHR Data to Tell Your Clinical Story: Early Experiences with Lifespan Pediatric Behavioral Health Emergency Services

Kathleen R. Donise, MD Director, Lifespan Pediatric Behavioral Health Emergency Services Associate Professor, Clinician Educator, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University and Elizabeth S. Chen, PhD, FACMI Interim Director of the Brown Center for Biomedical Informatics Associate Professor of Medical Science and Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University Drs. Donise and Chen have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Summarize the current state of Pediatric Behavioral Health Emergency Services and need for data-driven approaches to improve services
• Describe process and methods for identifying, extracting, managing, and analyzing data from electronic health record (EHR) systems
• Discuss the value of transdisciplinary teams and collaborations for conducting EHR-based projects to support clinical practice, quality improvement, research, and public health.