ATHNreport Spring 2010 Main
WebTracker™ Is Here. Are You Ready?
This special edition of ATHNreport tracks our progress with the national rollout of WebTracker™ and provides guidance about what you can do now to get ready. WebTracker is a powerful, data management tool designed to enable your HTC to record data once and reuse it over and over again for care, clinic management, research and reporting to federal/state agencies. The new software also allows for patients who choose to participate in the ATHNdataset to share a limited amount of non-identifiable data related to their care with ATHN to facilitate research to help improve care and support advocacy efforts on behalf of patients with bleeding and clotting disorders.
WebTracker Rollout: Progress Report
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ATHN Affiliates |
DUBAA signed (total) |
On hold* |
Readiness Assessment being scheduled |
Readiness Assessment Scheduled or Complete |
Data Mapping |
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117 |
63 |
8 |
14 |
24 |
17 |
* Affiliate sites with signed DUBAA’s that have institutional issues (e.g. staffing, IRB) that prevent immediate migration or initiation of WebTracker.
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Preparing for WebTracker
The national WebTracker rollout is underway. You will need to take the following three steps to get your clinic up and running:
Read more about the step-by-step breakdown of key action items and other things your HTC can do to ensure a smooth and timely transition. <read more>
ATHNdataset: Initiate Patient Authorization Now
Patient participation is key to the success of the ATHNdataset. The signed DUBAA paves the way for you to begin asking patients to share their data with ATHN as part of the ATHNdataset. Because securing patient authorizations takes time, you should not wait until your HTC has migrated to WebTracker and miss opportunities with patients who may not return to the center for several months or longer. By starting immediately, you can be sure that when WebTracker goes live at your HTC, you will be ready to begin contributing data to the ATHNdataset, thereby enhancing its overall value to the community and your clinic and nsuring that the ATHNdataset reflects the unique clinical characteristics of your patient population.The patient authorization process is straightforward. HTCs should ask their patients to sign the Patient Authorization form. Signing this form allows their non-identifiable data to be included in the ATHNdataset and made available for research. Read more for helpful talking points to consider using to assure patients that their data will remain private and to encourage their active participation in this important initiative. <read more>
