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

Assessing (MSK) Knee Pain for the PCP

Objectives Review the Anatomy of the Knee Review physical examination of the knee, including special maneuvers Understand key questions that can guide evaluation of the knee Discuss several MSK sources of knee pain and their presentation Determine when imaging is indicated Case

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