Summary
Summary
UCSF, in partnership with the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), awarded three implementation grants that build on the work of specialty societies on closing the diagnostic loop by providing frontline clinicians with feedback on their diagnostic performance in clinical registries. Additionally, the grant program awarded one seed grant to support a specialty society in the early stages of planning and development as it builds its registry.
Recipients of Implementation Grants
- American Academy of Ophthalmology – Diagnostic Performance Feedback for Ophthalmology through the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight)
- American College of Radiology – Implementation of the Early Detection of Lung Cancer Registry Supporting Diagnostic Performance Feedback
- American College of Rheumatology – Feedback on Diagnostic Pathway Adherence at Scale for the Timely Diagnosis of Lupus Nephritis in Routine Clinical Practice: Leveraging the American College of Rheumatology’s RISE Registry
- American Academy of Pediatrics – Improving Diagnostic Excellence through Pediatric Primary Care Performance Feedback: CHILD Registry (seed grantee)
Press release (March 12, 2025): Diagnostic Feedback in Clinical Registries Implementation Grants Awarded
Press release on the Planning Awards (12/11/2023): Diagnostic Feedback in Clinical Registries Press Release
The awards are administered by UCSF and CMSS and funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for medical specialty societies to support the development of diagnostic performance feedback using clinical registries.