QI

Questions on Questions

Have you read the paper you would like to write?

Who has done the study you wish you could do?

Background background backround.

Know existing literature.

The "Background" section itself is CRITICAL to gaining situational awareness for your problem. CONTEXT.

YOU MUST LOOK OUTSIDE OF FAMILY MEDICINE

• Sociology

• Nursing

• APP-specific domains

• Organizational Psychology

• Public Health

PubMed | Google Scholar Labs

PLEASE READ ARTICLES.

For new ideas, needs assessment at FMC is an end in itself:

Idea was initially to develop an intervention to increase breastfeeding rates in Spanish speaking patients...

In the end...

• • exploration of estimating breastfeeding rates in primary care clinic

Idea was to develop a template for diabetes-focused documentation in the problem list...

In the end...

• adherence to diabetes guidelines based on chart review of diabetic patient by training level of provider

For joining or extending existing work, collaborate with the related team!

Resources for Data

Madison "Madi" Brumbaugh

• Reports that are better than SlicerDicer

Elizabeth "Liz" Morgan

• Quality Metrics and related reporting

Related Teams at FMC

OB QI - Leslie Ayres-Reichert

PVP Leadership Meeting - Leslie Ayres-Reichert

Peds QI - Courtney Kuepper & BES

Geri QI - MNG

Informatics Meeting - BES

Empanelment Team - KKA, BES

Nursing Shared Leadership - Liz Morgan

Inpatient - Jenn, Michael, Sarah