The 2022 Annual Report of DataDerm: The database of the American Academy of Dermatology

Abstract

The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) launched DataDerm™ in 2016 as the clinical data registry platform of AAD. DataDerm has evolved to be the largest database containing information about dermatology patients in the world. As of December 31, 2021, DataDerm contained data from 13.2 million unique patients and 47.0 million unique patient visits, with 403 practices representing 1,670 clinicians actively participating in DataDerm in 2021. Of the 1,670 clinicians participating in DataDerm in 2021, the majority were dermatologists (978), followed by physician assistants (375), and nurse practitioners (163) who are employed by AAD members and meet the AAD definition of the AAD DermCare TEAM. Furthermore, in 2021, 834 clinicians submitted data via DataDerm to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This article is the third annual report about the status of DataDerm. This year's 2022 annual report presents the progress DataDerm has made over the past year in conjunction with OM1, the data analytics partner of DataDerm, as well as the current status and future plans of DataDerm.