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dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Kathleen E.
dc.contributor.authorEttinger, Walter H.
dc.contributor.authorKlugman, Robert A.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:09:23.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T16:28:41Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T16:28:41Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-03
dc.date.submitted2011-12-30
dc.identifier.citationAm J Med Qual. 2009 Jul-Aug;24(4):295-301. Epub 2009 Jun 1. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1062860609336219">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.issn1062-8606 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1062860609336219
dc.identifier.pmid19487577
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/37073
dc.description.abstractThe slow progress in health care quality improvement and patient safety in America can be attributed, in part, to the challenge of physician engagement. As multidisciplinary patient-centered care becomes the standard, it is essential to integrate physicians into this process. To this end, the UMass Memorial Medical Center redesigned its Physician Quality Officer (PQO) program in 2007. The PQOs of the UMass Memorial Medical Center, who are all practicing clinicians, are fully compensated for their time and effort, trained in safety science, and teamed with other members of the department of quality and patient safety. Over the first year of the new program, the PQOs have successfully led major hospital initiatives in areas such as surgical care improvement, critical values reporting, and medication reconciliation. In this article, the authors describe the challenges and insights in the development and implementation of this new program.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=19487577&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a>
dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1062860609336219
dc.subjectAcademic Medical Centers
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInservice Training
dc.subject*Physicians
dc.subjectQuality Assurance, Health Care
dc.subjectSafety Management
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectPrimary Care
dc.titlePhysician quality officer: a new model for engaging physicians in quality improvement
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleAmerican journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality
dc.source.volume24
dc.source.issue4
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/meyers_pp/456
dc.identifier.contextkey2426112
html.description.abstract<p>The slow progress in health care quality improvement and patient safety in America can be attributed, in part, to the challenge of physician engagement. As multidisciplinary patient-centered care becomes the standard, it is essential to integrate physicians into this process. To this end, the UMass Memorial Medical Center redesigned its Physician Quality Officer (PQO) program in 2007. The PQOs of the UMass Memorial Medical Center, who are all practicing clinicians, are fully compensated for their time and effort, trained in safety science, and teamed with other members of the department of quality and patient safety. Over the first year of the new program, the PQOs have successfully led major hospital initiatives in areas such as surgical care improvement, critical values reporting, and medication reconciliation. In this article, the authors describe the challenges and insights in the development and implementation of this new program.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathmeyers_pp/456
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Medicine
dc.contributor.departmentMeyers Primary Care Institute
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Pediatrics
dc.source.pages295-301


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