Implementation of a Quality Improvement Roadmap in the Department of Internal Medicine of an Academic Medical Centre in Singapore.

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Boon Kiat Gary OngMei Ling Kang

Abstract

Clarity in directions and constant engagement efforts are crucial to implementing high-quality interventions in Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives. It underpins the success to achieve impactful improvement, effectiveness of interventions through clinical leadership and project sustainability. Our objective was to implement a QI roadmap to improve QI participation of specialists and to clearly align projects and stakeholders to achieve departmental priorities and goals. Baseline measurement of Department of Internal Medicine (DIM) specialists involved in QI projects was performed. Root cause analysis and prioritization was conducted to determine the interventions. Series of interventions to address challenges faced by stakeholders to ensure congruency of directions that included collective learning sessions, planning of communication, and documenting progress with checkpoint meetings were carried out. A survey was conducted before and after interventions. QI projects' participation rates of DIM specialists increased to 82.6% from 26.3% with an increase in uptake in leadership roles from three to nine specialists within the 12 months. The perception survey showed a positive shift in attitudes with greater ease in applying QI to...Continue Reading

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