Improves Performance: #3

Finding
Compliance
Published Date

The provider surveyed learners who participated in an ultrasound skills training course on whether they had implemented ultrasound for diagnostic evaluations and procedures in the Emergency Department (ED) 3 months post-activity. The provider reported that 11 of 14 learners that completed the survey indicated that they had increased their use of ultrasound in the ED, ranging from a 29% increase in pregnancy to a 93% increase in abdominal. The second example was a performance improvement activity to address the tapering of benzodiazepines. The provider showed that 8 of 11 learners whose prescribing data for benzodiazepines was measured demonstrated improvement in lowering the effective dose given to elderly patients.