Meeting Milestones: Results of a Quality-Improvement Curriculum to Achieve Cost-Conscious Care. Issue 1 (1st January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chang, Olivia; Jordan, JoAnn; Shah, Neel; Mendiola, Monica; Merport Modest, Anna; Golen, Toni
• Is Part Of: Journal of European CME. Volume 7:Issue 1(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Subjects: Medical education -- quality-improvement -- residency curriculum; Medicine -- Study and teaching (Continuing education) -- Europe -- Periodicals; 610.7114
• DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2018.1517572
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2161-4073

Abstract

ABSTRACT: There is a lack of residency education in cost-conscious care. We implemented a costing and quality improvement (QI) curriculum to Obstetrics and Gynaecology trainees using "Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC), " and assessed its educational impact. The curriculum included didactic and practical portions. Pre-and post-knowledge surveys were obtained from 24 residents on self-perceived knowledge of key QI principles. Self-perceived knowledge, before and after the curriculum, was scored on a Likert scale from 0 to 5 points (0 is the least knowledge and 5 is the most knowledge). The mean scores reported an increase in knowledge of clinical guideline development (pre = 1.19 vs. post = 3.07, p = 0.0052); confidence in participating in QI work (pre = 1.75 vs. post = 3.42 points, p < 0.0001); and knowledge in communicating QI principles (pre = 1.89, post = 3.17, p < 0.0003). Our educational programme uses the TDABC method and the residents' clinical experience effectively to teach residents cost-conscious care.