What are my goals for Year 7?

• To summarize data acquired thus far and further refine your original improvement plan

How can I achieve these goals?

• Once again, you will critically evaluate your project and assess what has and has not worked in improving your chosen metric(s) from the baseline performance. This will help you refine your improvement plan further.

What will I need to attest to in the ABR Personal Data Base for Year 7?

• Text in italics was added to indicate relevance to specific projects. Answers in bold would be correct based on competing the RadiologyQuality.com recommendations.

1)         Which of the following describes your progress this year with regard to your current PQI project? (Please check all that you have accomplished during this year)

__        I have not yet begun a PQI activity

__        I have chosen an appropriate project

__        I have made baseline measurements to document the scope of the problem

__        I have analyzed the root cause of the problem

__        I have developed an action plan for improvement

__        I have instituted the action plan

__        I have made measurements to determine if improvement has occurred

__        I have completed a PQI project, and am in the process of choosing another

2)         What is the major area of your PQI project?

__        Patient safety (for Procedural Pause Project)

__        Referring physician survey

__        Accuracy of interpretation

__        Practice guidelines and standards (for Critical Results and Communication Protocol Projects)

__        Report timeliness

3)         Which of the following best describes the origin of your project:

__        Individual project

__        Department/Institutional project

__        Practice group project

__        Health care system or regional project

__        Society template or tool

__        Society-sponsored ABR-qualified project (for RadiologyQuality.com projects)

4)         Which of the following goals are incorporated into your project (check all that apply):

__        Improved patient safety(for Procedural Pause and Critical Results Projects)

__        Improved patient outcome

__        Reduction in medical errors(for Procedural Pause)

__        Change in procedural morbidity/complications

__        Improved patient satisfaction

__        Improved compliance with standards (for Procedural Pause and Critical Results Projects)

__        Improved practice efficiency/communication (for Critical Results and Communication Protocol Projects)

5)         Which ACGME/ABMS/ABR core competencies are incorporated in your project (check all that apply):

__        Medical knowledge

__        Patient care (for Procedural Pause and Critical Results Projects)

__        Interpersonal and communication skills(for Critical Results and Communication Protocol Projects)

__        Professionalism

__        Practice-based learning and improvement

__        Systems-based practice

What does RadiologyQuality.com recommend to fulfill these requirements?

1. If you have chosen to design your own project or use an existing external project, then click here for general tips on refining improvement plans (OR)
2. If you have chosen a RadiologyQuality.com project, then click below for the recommended improvement plan refinement options:
   1. Critical Results Project
   2. Procedural Pause Project
   3. Communication Protocol Project

What else do I need to do?

• Every year you must to log on to the ABR Personal Database and attest to your compliance. https://www.abronline.org/
• You can document your compliance with us, if using a RadiologyQuality.com project, in case you are audited by the ABR.