About DataDerm
Since its launch in 2016, DataDerm has become dermatology’s largest clinical data registry, capturing data on over 16 million unique patients and 69 million encounters. It supports the advancement of skin disease diagnosis and treatment, informs clinical practice, streamlines MIPS reporting, and drives clinically relevant research using real-world data.
The next generation of DataDerm is here
Building on its legacy, the AAD proudly introduces the next generation of DataDerm—a more powerful registry platform built to enhance its impact on quality reporting, clinical research, advocacy, and education.
Better your practice, better the specialty
DataDerm helps dermatologists achieve better patient outcomes in tandem with reducing administrative burden.
Apply to everyday practice
Assess and optimize care
Compare treatment plans and track trends in patient populations, facilitating self-assessment and ongoing evaluation in the care you provide. Analyze your practice data, benchmarking against national averages.
Master MIPS
Having access to relevant dermatology measures is key to MIPS reporting success. Avoid penalties and boost payments with dermatology-specific quality measures found only in DataDerm.
One-stop reporting
Streamlined Reporting: Submit data for all MIPS categories — Quality, Improvement Activities, and Promoting Interoperability — through a single, integrated platform.
Specialty-Specific Measures: Access eight dermatology-specific quality measures and the new MIPS Value Pathway (MVP) reporting option.
Advanced Analytics: Utilize interactive dashboards featuring dynamic visualizations, patient-level drill-downs, and real-time performance tracking.
Optimized Scoring: Monitor progress and maximize MIPS performance with enhanced score tracking and actionable insights.
Expert Support: Benefit from personalized assistance and compliance guidance from the AAD registry team. Access the Academy’s MIPS resources on whether to participate, how to avoid a penalty, and earning an incentive.
Seamless EHR integration
Integration with leading DataDerm-recognized EHR systems streamlines data capture, reducing manual entry and minimizing the reporting burden on clinicians and staff.
Certification support
Participation in DataDerm satisfies the American Board of Dermatology (ABD) Continuing Certification Program (CCP) requirements through meaningful engagement in quality improvement and performance benchmarking activities.
Empower dermatology: From evidence to insights
DataDerm harnesses millions of data points to drive meaningful policy change. Rich with longitudinal clinical data, DataDerm is setting new standards in dermatology, providing more precise answers, better treatment options, improved education and meaningful policy change.
Inform advocacy efforts
Demonstrated quality
Leveraging strength in numbers, payers, policymakers, and the medical community at large can easily be shown the quality of care provided by the specialty, empowering you to make treatment decisions without impediments.
Evidence-based advocacy
Data on treatment trends and patient care informs AADA’s advocacy by informing insurer negotiations, policy responses, coverage expansions, coding assessments, and Medicare payment discussions.
Facilitate research and development
Health services research
Physicians and researchers can access real-world data for grants, publications, and health system projects. DataDerm has supported peer-reviewed studies on topics like pyoderma gangrenosum, vitiligo, Sweet syndrome, atopic dermatitis medications, teledermatology, clinical outcomes, demographic trends in treatment, access to specialty testing, and managing comorbidities in dermatology patients.
Clinical research and development
To fulfill our promise to the future of dermatology, AAD collaborates with physicians, industry and technology companies to leverage DataDerm to enhance improvements in patient care and care pathways. Data scientists and analysts work closely with dermatology experts to ask highly detailed questions and extract answers that help deliver more precise care and bring new treatments to market.
Enroll in DataDerm
All U.S. dermatologists who are AAD members, along with affiliated non-physician clinicians in their practice, are eligible to submit their data to DataDerm at no cost. There is an annual fee for each clinician choosing to report MIPS through DataDerm.
