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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
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.
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.