Inter-disciplinary Focus Groups on Telephone Medicine: A Quality Improvement Initiative

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 407-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather E. Whitson ◽  
S. Nicole Hastings ◽  
Eleanor S. McConnell ◽  
Deborah A. Lekan-Rutledge
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative ◽  
Telephone Medicine

scholarly journals Oncology Patient Portal Enrollment at a Comprehensive Cancer Center: A Quality Improvement Initiative

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. e451-e461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine J. McCleary ◽  
Teresa L. Greenberg ◽  
Constance M. Barysauskas ◽  
Elissa J. Guerette ◽  
Malyun Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
System Level ◽  
Comprehensive Cancer Center ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative ◽  
Patient Portal ◽  
Oncology Patient ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Ambulatory Oncology

Purpose: Patient portals (PPs) provide patients access to their electronic health record and may facilitate active engagement in their care. Because PP use has not been well studied among patients with cancer, we sought to: understand the willingness of patients with cancer to use the PP, identify barriers to PP use, and improve PP accessibility. Materials and Methods: As part of an institutional quality improvement initiative, we used a stakeholder-driven approach to examine PP use at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA). We conducted a survey across all ambulatory oncology practices as well as staff and patient focus groups in one ambulatory practice. We deployed three interventions to address barriers: staff education, staff-assisted enrollment support, and independent enrollment support. Results: In October 2015, 1,019 (87%) of 1,178 eligible patients completed the survey (PP enrolled, 57%; non–PP enrolled, 43%). PP-enrolled patients reported reviewing test results and appointment schedules. Non–PP-enrolled patients cited difficult PP enrollment, lack of computer access, and concern about sharing data electronically as barriers to PP enrollment. Focus groups (staff, n = 20; patient representatives, n = 5) also identified lack of awareness of PP benefits as a barrier. The interventions, deployed from November to December 2015, increased PP enrollment from 47% to 53% by January 2016. Conclusion: Patients with cancer want to communicate with their team through the PP, but barriers to enrollment impede use. Straightforward system-level interventions may increase enrollment. Further work is necessary to ascertain the degree to which increased PP enrollment leads to greater engagement and better outcomes.

Establishing a hospital-based early intervention program for young children with cancer: A quality improvement initiative.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Harman ◽  
Andrew E. Molnar ◽  
Lisa M. Jacola ◽  
Angela Corr ◽  
Amy Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Early Intervention Program

Implementing a Quality Improvement Initiative for Asthma Management in a Tribal Clinic

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlanne J. FitzGerald ◽  
Beverly Hart ◽  
Adrienne Laverdure ◽  
Brian Schafer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative

A Patient-Driven Quality Improvement Initiative for Pituitary Adenoma Care

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Druce ◽  
Mary-Anne Doyle ◽  
Amel Arnaout ◽  
Dora Liu ◽  
Fahad Alkherayf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative

1209-P: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Utilization of Continuous Glucose Monitors Results in Improved Glycemic Outcomes in a Pediatric Diabetes Clinic

Diabetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1209-P
Author(s):  
KATHRYN OBRYNBA ◽  
JUSTIN A. INDYK ◽  
KAJAL GANDHI ◽  
DON A. BUCKINGHAM ◽  
TRAVIS WELLS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative ◽  
Diabetes Clinic ◽  
Pediatric Diabetes ◽  
Continuous Glucose Monitors ◽  
Glycemic Outcomes

scholarly journals IMPROVING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION STROKE RISK DOCUMENTATION IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR CLINIC: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (18) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
John Nicholas Catanzaro ◽  
Kun Xiang ◽  
Claude Elayi ◽  
Joshua Levine
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Stroke Risk ◽  
Quality Improvement Initiative
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