An Analysis of Quality Improvement Education at US Colleges of Pharmacy

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Janet CooleyTerri Warholak

Abstract

Objective. Analyze quality improvement (QI) education across US pharmacy programs. Methods. This was a two stage cross-sectional study that inspected each accredited school website for published QI curriculum or related content, and e-mailed a questionnaire to each school asking about QI curriculum or content. T-test and chi square were used for analysis with an alpha a priori set at .05. Results. Sixty responses (47% response rate) revealed the least-covered QI topics: quality dashboards /sentinel systems (30%); six-sigma or other QI methodologies (45%); safety and quality measures (57%); Medicare Star measures and payment incentives (58%); and how to implement changes to improve quality (60%). More private institutions covered Adverse Drug Events than public institutions and required a dedicated QI class; however, required QI projects were more often reported by public institutions. Conclusion. Despite the need for pharmacists to understand QI, it is not covered well in school curricula.

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Oct 17, 2018·American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education·J Lyle BootmanLucinda L Maine
Dec 25, 2019·American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education·Katherine McManusTerri Warholak
Sep 12, 2019·American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education·Mark L GraberAndrew Olson
Jan 30, 2019·American Journal of Medical Quality : the Official Journal of the American College of Medical Quality·Marianne BaernholdtAlan Dow
Mar 16, 2021·Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning·Pamela MathuraNarmin Kassam

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