ArticleJournal of graduate medical education2017
Improving Timely Resident Follow-Up and Communication of Results in Ambulatory Clinics Utilizing a Web-Based Audit and Feedback Module.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic review and narrative synthesis of computerized audit and feedback systems in healthcare.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an integrative review.Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Review
- Introduction of Otolaryngology Outpatient Examination Training Program for junior residents as part of rural regional medical support in Japan.Journal of general and family medicine · 2022Article
- A Mixed-Methods Program Evaluation of a Self-directed Learning Panel Management Curriculum in an Internal Medicine Residency Clinic.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Article
- Continuity Clinic Practice Feedback Curriculum for Residents: A Model for Ambulatory Education.Journal of graduate medical education · 2019Article
- No Quick Fixes: Integrating Population Health Education and Quality Improvement in a Large Residency Program.Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare QualityArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFailure to follow up and communicate test results to patients in outpatient settings may lead to diagnostic and therapeutic delays. Residents are less likely than attending physicians to report results to patients, and may face additional barriers to reporting, given competing clinical responsibilities.
objectiveThis study aimed to improve the rates of communicating test results to patients in resident ambulatory clinics.
methodsWe performed an internal medicine, residency-wide, pre- and postintervention, quality improvement project using audit and feedback. Residents performed audits of ambulatory patients requiring laboratory or radiologic testing by means of a shared online interface. The intervention consisted of an educational module viewed with initial audits, development of a personalized improvement plan after Phase 1, and repeated real-time feedback of individual relative performance compared at clinic and program levels. Outcomes included results communicated within 14 days and prespecified "significant" results communicated within 72 hours.
resultsA total of 76 of 86 eligible residents (88%) reviewed 1713 individual ambulatory patients' charts in Phase 1, and 73 residents (85%) reviewed 1509 charts in Phase 2. Follow-up rates were higher in Phase 2 than Phase 1 for communicating results within 14 days and significant results within 72 hours (85% versus 78%,
conclusionsParticipation in a shared audit and feedback quality improvement project can improve rates of resident follow-up and communication of results, although communication gaps remained.
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