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Thomas Jefferson University

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)

2019

Ambulatory resident clinic

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Improving Screening For Diabetic Retinopathy In An Ambulatory Resident Clinic, R. Benson Jones, Guy Katz, Jon Zaid, Navdeep Sangha, Rebecca Davis Jun 2019

Improving Screening For Diabetic Retinopathy In An Ambulatory Resident Clinic, R. Benson Jones, Guy Katz, Jon Zaid, Navdeep Sangha, Rebecca Davis

House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)

Introduction

While 60% of Americans with diabetes are screened for diabetic retinopathy, the residents in the Jefferson Internal Medicine Associates (JIMA) ambulatory clinic had a lower screening rate (roughly 50%).(1) Our project aimed to increase that screening rate.