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Improving Adolescent Risk Assessment And Provider Follow-Up In Primary Care, Darby R. Disselkoen
Improving Adolescent Risk Assessment And Provider Follow-Up In Primary Care, Darby R. Disselkoen
Doctoral Projects
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to improve preventive care for adolescent patients by implementing standardized, routine screening for risk-taking behaviors and improving provider response to identified risks using the Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services tool and resources for providers to reference during discussions about risk.
Methods: Quality improvement methodology was utilized at a midwestern pediatric primary care office to implement a practice workflow for staff to follow during annual, adolescent wellchild exams beginning at age thirteen.
Results: Analysis of project results demonstrated a significant increase in routine screening for adolescent risk behaviors compared to the …