Identifying Barriers to Statin Therapy in Diabetic Patients in a Large Ambulatory Practice

Aim 1: To understand the root cause(s) for gaps in statin therapy within a large ambulatory care practice. Aim 2: To improve provider awareness of indications for statin therapy, as recommended by the ACC/AHA guidelines. Aim 3: To increase the proportion of patients with diabetes at our practice that are on statin therapy

Balint Groups: How to Incorporate Dealing with Difficult Patients into a Residency Curriculum

Objectives Discuss how the doctor-patient contributes to burnout Review literature that suggests modifiable factors that contribute physicians\u27 most difficult patient interactions Introduce the concept of Balint groups and gain an understanding of how they work Review the research that has been published on the effectiveness of Balint groups Consider how Balint groups can be applied to our residency program and to our future careers Outline I. Burnout from the doctor-patient relationship Difficult patients Difficult doctors Key research themes II. Balint Groups History How it works The research III. Application to Real Life American Balint Society JFM

Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in a Large Ambulatory Practice

Aim 1: To increase the percentage of JFMA diabetic patients with up-to-date retinopathy screening to 60% by April 1, 2019. Aim 2: To increase the utilization of an in-office portable retinal scanner by identifying current barriers to its use and developing a standardized workflow to overcome these barriers. Outcome measure: The percentage of adult diabetic patients with a JFMA provider listed as the PCP who have been seen in the Jefferson health system within the last 24 months, who had retinopathy screening once in the last 24 months. Process measure: The number of retinal scans completed each week.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/1143/thumbnail.jp

Improving follow-up for family medicine patients after hospital discharge

Aims Increase percentage of JFMA patients with follow-up appointment scheduled after discharge to 100% by March 2018 Increase percentage of JFMA patients who show up to their follow up appointments after discharge to 80% by March 2018https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/1083/thumbnail.jp