The Quality of Healthcare for Patients with Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

To assess possible areas of improvement, you will complete an assessment that asks to what extent you or your practice:

• Employ comprehensive diagnostic procedures
• Use diagnostic tools with EMR integration
• Develop evidence-based treatment plans for patients
• Include patient-reported outcomes within ongoing treatment strategies
• Integrate multidisciplinary and specialist care in patient management
• Follow a systematic approach to shared decision making
• Provide education and self-management tools and resources to patients

You will receive a report card that summarizes your or your practice’s performance relative to areas assessed. This serves as your baseline and guides development of your personalized action items.

Working with our expert faculty, we created a Model for Improvement that outlines the aims of this program and its measures of success. We provide educational and practical interventions, but you can also develop your own to meet your specific needs. Depending on your baseline assessment, interventions you can implement include:

• Enhanced training
• Decision support tools for diagnosis and treatment
• Integration of processes within your EMR
• Communication strategies
• Patient education and self-management initiatives

Once you’ve finished the interventions and have introduced the recommended process changes, it’s time to put them to the test!

• Return to this digital QI portal after a minimum of 30 days
• Re-assess your action plan to see what improvements were realized
• Complete a personal reflection
• Get your certificate

We recommend you share these findings with key stakeholders in your organization to reflect on ongoing improvements and/or future opportunities.