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Implementation Of A Volunteer Based Hospital Visitation Program For Older Adults, Mariana R. Kuperman, Md, Mph, Kristine Swartz, Md, Elizabeth Collins, Md, Jennifer Kim, Bs
Implementation Of A Volunteer Based Hospital Visitation Program For Older Adults, Mariana R. Kuperman, Md, Mph, Kristine Swartz, Md, Elizabeth Collins, Md, Jennifer Kim, Bs
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Background
Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)¹: a multi faceted, volunteer led, hospital based program has been shown to:
- Reduce the incidence of delirium
- Decrease length of stay
- Reduce hospital costs
Implementation of such a program requires upfront investment.
A smaller, volunteer based visitation program for older adults was started to provide support for the allocation of hospital resources in delirium prevention and establishment of HELP in this institution.
This research aims to investigate the program’s implementation and impact on delirium specific outcomes.
Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Screening In A Large Ambulatory Practice, Erica Li, Md, Rebecca Simon, Md, Michael Weissberger, Md, Jennifer Moyer, Md, Rachel Ehrman-Dupre, Md, Andrew Rabovsky, Md, Simon Newsom, Md, Pooja Padgaonkar, Md, Julita Mienko, Md, Sarah Hirsh, Md, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd
Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Screening In A Large Ambulatory Practice, Erica Li, Md, Rebecca Simon, Md, Michael Weissberger, Md, Jennifer Moyer, Md, Rachel Ehrman-Dupre, Md, Andrew Rabovsky, Md, Simon Newsom, Md, Pooja Padgaonkar, Md, Julita Mienko, Md, Sarah Hirsh, Md, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Aim 1: To increase the percentage of JFMA diabetic patients with up-to-date retinopathy screening to 60% by April 1, 2019.
Aim 2: To increase the utilization of an in-office portable retinal scanner by identifying current barriers to its use and developing a standardized workflow to overcome these barriers.
Outcome measure: The percentage of adult diabetic patients with a JFMA provider listed as the PCP who have been seen in the Jefferson health system within the last 24 months, who had retinopathy screening once in the last 24 months.
Process measure: The number of retinal scans completed each week.
Getting To The Source: Safety Findings In Cervical Cancer Screening Using External Lab Databases, Miranda Aragon, Md, Sunny Lai, Md, Mph, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd
Getting To The Source: Safety Findings In Cervical Cancer Screening Using External Lab Databases, Miranda Aragon, Md, Sunny Lai, Md, Mph, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Objective
To investigate the feasibility of using external lab databases to locate Pap smear results completed at outside clinics.
Continuous Quality Improvement Methodology: A Case Study On Multidisciplinary Collaboration To Improve Chlamydia Screening, Allison Ursu, Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A., Michael Mckee
Continuous Quality Improvement Methodology: A Case Study On Multidisciplinary Collaboration To Improve Chlamydia Screening, Allison Ursu, Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A., Michael Mckee
Department of Family Medicine
This article illustrates quality improvement (QI) methodology using an example intended to improve chlamydia screening in women. QI projects in healthcare provide great opportunities to improve patient quality and safety in a real-world healthcare setting, yet many academic centres lack training programmes on how to conduct QI projects. The choice of chlamydia screening was based on the significant health burden chlamydia poses despite simple ways to screen and treat. At the University of Michigan, we implemented a multidepartment process to improve the chlamydia screening rates using the plan-do-check-act model. Steps to guide QI projects include the following: (1) assemble a …