A Joint Quality Improvement and High-Value Care Curriculum in a Limited-Resource Setting

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Anne Cioletti, Suzanne Sweidan

Abstract

Since the release of the Institute of Medicine's To Err Is Human, there has been an increased focus on quality improvement (QI). QI training is now a requirement monitored via ACGME's clinical learning environment review committees. Given the significant cost of health care waste, teaching physicians to incorporate costs and value into medical decision making is crucial. Increasing information is available on methods to teach high-value care (HVC), but there is little information on combining HVC with QI. As these topics are intimately linked in efforts to provide effective, efficient care, a joint curriculum is a feasible solution. We adapted material from two online resources-(1) Institute of Healthcare Improvement Open School and (2) American College of Physicians High Value Cost-Conscious Care Curriculum-to create a combined curriculum for use in a limited-resource setting. Our curriculum is divided into 10 seminars, each including both QI techniques and HVC theories, which are reinforced using a series of patient scenarios. Residents apply their knowledge in self-directed projects presented in the final seminar. Evaluation includes a pre-/postexposure QI knowledge application test, survey of self-assessed knowledge, and an...Continue Reading

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Nov 5, 2019·Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology : the Official Clinical Practice Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association·Brijen J Shah, Janice H Jou

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