Improving quality of cancer care: Lessons learned from the journey towards QOPI Certification.

Authors

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Nafisa Abdelhafiez

National Guard Hospital KAMC/King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh-Central Area, Saudi Arabia

Nafisa Abdelhafiez, Mona Mohamed Alshami, Mohammad Omar Al-Kaiyat, Tabrez Pasha, Nashmia Mutairi, Terry Gilmore, Mohammad Jahanzeb, Abdul Rahman Jazieh

Organizations

National Guard Hospital KAMC/King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh-Central Area, Saudi Arabia, Oncology Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ASCO, Alexandria, VA, ASCO, Miami, FL, Oncology Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riad, Saudi Arabia

Research Funding

No funding received
None.

Background: To assess the quality of cancer care provided at our institution, we participated in Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). However, our initial two rounds revealed lower score than required for QOPI Certification. Our goal was to implement interventions based on lessons learned from the initial rounds. Methods: Prior to the third round and using plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles, we identified and worked on three processes: clarifying and enhancing the function of the team, optimizing communication and improving documentation. We created QOPI multi-disciplinary team to include more members from different disciplines. We enhanced the knowledge of the team regarding our electronic health records system (EHRS) by conducting educational sessions and nominating super users who are very competent in EHRS and peer-to-peer support was created. Members were entering data in group sessions with the help of super users. We established double check system for records to be reviewed by two team members before submission. communication was assured among team members through weekly in person meetings and with ASCO QOPI team via virtual meetings to address queries. Documentation was improved by creating newer templates that conform with QOPI requirements including chemotherapy treatment plan, end of treatment summary and documentation of treatment consent. Results: The implementation of these interventions over three PDSA cycles made noticeable improvement in the previously unmet standards resulting in a score that exceeded the benchmark in fall of 2017 (score of 93%). This made our practice eligible for on-site certification visit by ASCO QOPI surveyors on May 2018 to assess practice compliance with QOPI standards. After addressing the unmet standards from the visit, our center became the first QOPI Certified Center in the Middle East and Asia in October/2018. Conclusions: Our journey towards QOPI Certification highlights the importance of fundamental principles in health care: coordinated multidisciplinary team, effective communication and proper documentation that captures essential and critical items reflecting better quality of care.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Patient Experience; Safety; Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care

Track

Patient Experience,Technology and Innovation in Quality of Care,Safety

Sub Track

Standardization Efforts to Improve Safety

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 27; abstr 263)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.27_suppl.263

Abstract #

263

Poster Bd #

G14

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