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PDSA Cycles Increase Screening for Smoking Cessation
(2020-10)
Introduction: Smoking represents the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the United States, disproportionately affecting lower-income populations1. Smoking cessation has been shown to reduce the ...
Improving Utilization of an Internal Medicine Clinic Patient Portal: A Quality Improvement Project
(2020-10)
Background: The University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Internal Medicine Clinic utilizes an electronic patient portal to improve communication and help achieve the healthcare triple aim of reducing costs, enhancing patient experience, ...
Improving Outpatient Follow-Up After Hospitalization
(2020-10)
Introduction: Hospital readmission is costly, in both patient quality of life and healthcare expenditures. Timely post-discharge follow-up has shown to reduce preventable readmissions. Efforts should be aimed at improving ...
Increasing Colon Cancer Screening in the OU-Tulsa Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic
(2020-10)
Introduction: Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in North America. Annually, approximately 53,000 people die of colorectal cancer, yet it is largely preventable ...