Overall Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:
- Assess their current performance
- Evaluate the structure and process of their care and determine how they can be improved to deliver high quality care
- Create a team and develop and implement a plan to improve patient care
- Re-measure performance on one or more selected quality indicators (performance measures) after implementing their plan
- Assess impact of their improvement plan on quality of care
Target Audience
Internists, subspecialists, physicians in training, and allied health professionals.
Continuing Medical Education
The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The ACP designates this PI CME activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 20 Practice Assessment Activity MOC points and Patient Safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and ABIM MOC points are available from June 15, 2018 to June 15, 2021.
Contributors
Executive Editor
Patrick C. Alguire, MD, FACP
Senior Vice President Emeritus
Medical Education
American College of Physicians
Planners ̶ Content Developers
Cynthia D. Smith, MD, FACP
Vice President
Clinical Programs
American College of Physicians
Adam Husney, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Healthwise
Katy E. Magee, MA
Director, Editorial Strategy
Healthwise
Content Developers
Wendy Nickel, MPH
Director
Center for Patient Partnership in Healthcare
American College of Physician
Michele Cronen
Managing Associate Editor
Healthwise
Colleen Cronin, MA
Content Developer
Healthwise
Deborah R. Dakins
Content Manager
Healthwise
Elizabeth Davis, MFA
Medical Content Specialist
Healthwise
Eileen Ellig
Medical Writer
Healthwise
Angela Heileson
Production Coordinator
Production Editor
Healthwise
Brian D. Igelman
Senior Video Producer/Director
Multimedia Studio
Healthwise
Casey Miller
Senior Video Editor/Colorist
Healthwise
Kathleen Romito, MD
Medical Director
Healthwise
Reviewers
Christine Laine, MD
Senior Vice President, Editor-in-Chief
Annals of Internal Medicine
American College of Physicians
Philip Masters, MD, FACP
Vice President
Membership
American College of Physicians
Darren Taichman, MD, PhD
Vice President and Executive Editor
Annals of Internal Medicine
American College of Physicians
ACP Principal Staff
Davoren A. Chick, MD, FACP
Senior Vice President
Medical Education
American College of Physicians
Patrick C. Alguire, MD, FACP
Senior Vice President Emeritus
Medical Education
American College of Physicians
Sean K. McKinney
Vice President
Medical Education
American College of Physicians
Steven Spadt
Senior Vice President, Technology
Technology/Digital Products and Services
American College of Physicians
Scott Thomas Hurd
Manager, Content Systems
Web Services and Systems Development
American College of Physicians
Bradley Lord
Senior Web Application Developer
Digital Product Development
American College of Physicians
Disclosures
| Patrick C. Alguire, MD, FACP | Royalties UpToDate |
| Christine Laine, MD | Spouse Stock Options Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics |
| Cynthia D. Smith, MD, FACP | Spouse Employment Merck and Co. Spouse Stocks & Options Merck and Co. |
All other contributors and reviewers have no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patient.
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Educational Disclaimer
The editors and publisher of Screening for Breast and Prostate Cancer recognize that the development of new material offers many opportunities for error. Despite our best efforts, some errors may persist. Drug dosage schedules are, we believe, accurate and in accordance with current standards. Readers are advised, however, to ensure that the recommended dosages shown concur with the information provided in the product information material. This is especially important in cases of new, infrequently used, or highly toxic drugs. The primary purpose of this product is educational. Information presented, as well as publications, technologies, products, and/or services discussed, are intended to inform subscribers about the knowledge, techniques, and experiences of the contributors. A diversity of professional opinion exists, and the views of the contributors are their own and not those of the ACP. The ACP disclaims any and all liability for damages and claims, which may result from the use of information, publications, technologies, products, and/or services discussed in this product.
Financial Support
Development of this program was funded by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation.
Publisher's Information
The contents of this program are copyrighted by American College of Physicians, Inc., copyright 2018, all rights reserved.
ACP owns the copyrights to all materials in this module with the following exceptions, which are all owned by Healthwise, Inc., all rights reserved:
- Choice Chart, Deciding About Screening Mammograms in Your 40s
- Choice Chart, Deciding About PSA Testing
- Tutorial Video: Shared Decision-Making, Cancer Screening - Patient Safety Grant (Produced by Healthwise)
The actors in the tutorial include Shelley Baldiga, host; Maria (Lisa) Sanchez, actor; Alan Jones, actor
Published in the United States of America. [6/15/18]