In addition to Dr. Epstein, more than 100 ACEP members have provided guidance to the construction of CEDR through CEDR subcommittees. The CEDR Committee is working hard to create a robust organizational structure to guide the future of this rapidly growing registry. The four subcommittees (research, measures, education, and outreach) have been active in making CEDR a valued partner in physician quality endeavors. Highlights of current subcommittee activities include:

1. Developing a research infrastructure and protocols to allow researchers access to the de-identified CEDR database.
2. Working with the ACEP Quality and Patient Safety Committee, continuing to refine the CEDR measure sets with emergency medicine–relevant reporting measures that can be used across all payers, one of the major advantages of a QCDR like CEDR in quality reporting to CMS.
3. Implementing Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV for our ABEM diplomates. That’s correct: ABEM diplomates will be able to complete their MOC Part IV requirements right from their CEDR dashboard. Beta testing is scheduled to begin for this feature soon, and it will be ready to roll out in late autumn this year.

The CEDR Committee is supported by the new Quality Division within ACEP, which is developing an array of analog and digital programs to assist ACEP members in their practice.

The CEDR team wishes to thank the dedicated support of ACEP members who guide CEDR in providing the highest value of reporting for all participants in this quality journey. For more information about CEDR, or if you are interested in participating in the registry, please email CEDR@acep.org.

Dr. Goyal is associate executive director for quality at ACEP.