SS: So, I would not have to hunt up and figure out which of the 2,000 patients we treated were mine?
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ACEP News: Vol 29 – No 03 – March 2010DP: Correct. As long as you know your patients were included in the 2,000 and your group discussed this initiative, created some benchmarks, implemented changes as a group, and remeasured for progress, this would count.
SS: Do I have to submit my data to you?
DP: No. We do not want your individual data. We are only asking that you attest to the fact that you are doing these types of projects.
SS: Some emergency physicians work as locum tenens, provide care on cruise ships, or work internationally. What tips do you have for people who work in alternative types of practice?
DP: As far as the patient communication piece goes, you can develop your own questions and ask patients to complete and return them to you on site or through the mail.
In terms of patient improvement activity, if you don’t have a patient survey instrument available to you, there are patient improvement modules that you can take. The ABMS Quality Improvement in Practice (QIP) Program is approved to satisfy Part 4.
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