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Quality Care
As evidenced by historical quality assurance assessment results , most Ontario physicians are practising well . The new QI program is positioned to benefit the entire membership by helping all physicians improve their practice ( including those who are already doing well ).
A family physician uses data from her Screening Activity Report ( SAR ) from Cancer Care Ontario ( CCO ) and observes that the mammography rate in her practice is 50 %, falling well below the Ontario average of 65 %. She structures a goal for improvement :
PHYSICIANS WHO COMPLETED QI / QA
QI Program QA Assessment
We will continue to asses physicians 70 years of age and above with the Quality Assurance model
Interventions could include educating target patients with respect to benefits and risks of breast cancer
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as age has been found to be a strong predictor of
screening ; communicating with patients regarding
physician performance .
their screening status ; and any other mechanisms
to promote and enhance uptake of mammography .
The QI program is operated through an online Learning Management System , developed by the
At the end of the 12-month intervention period , the screening rate will be reassessed ( outcome
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CPSO . Each learning module has been tailored to fit our new philosophy : self-directed physicians reflecting on their own delivery of health care and
of the intervention ) and used to inform ongoing improvement strategies .
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looking at data about their practices in relation to their peers and the associated standards of practice .
Let ’ s use an example to demonstrate self-directed learning :
Physicians enrolled in the QI for individuals program are required to submit a Practice Improvement Plan ( PIP ). Most PIPs contain two or more goals for improvement , at least one of those being data-driven and focusing on improving patient care . Goals are developed and structured using SMART ( Specific ,
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