Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 40 - Quality Improvement in Healthcare

Quality improvement in healthcare is typically defined as a framework to systematically improve the way we deliver care to patients. Elena Huang, MD, Director of Quality for the CHOP Care Network talks about what QI means in a pediatric healthcare setting; what it takes to start a QI project and key stakeholders to engage; how to identify opportunities for improvement; how PDSA cycles (plan, do, study, act) work; how physicians can earn MOC Part 4 credits; resources for getting more involved in QI; and more. Published September 2018. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as medical advice for any particular patient. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2018 by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, all rights reserved.