Implement a QI Project in Your Practice

AAFP METRIC Program -- METRIC stands for Measuring, Evaluating and Translating Research into Care. It is an innovative online practice improvement program that allows you to earn CME credit in your office while improving patient care.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Tutorial -- Take a quick tour of the “model for improvement” and learn how to apply the principles developed by Associates in Press in your medical practice. The model for improvement is framed around three questions to guide improvement efforts: (1) What are we trying to accomplish? (2) How will we know that a change is an improvement? (3) What changes can we make that will result in improvement?

Quality Improvement: Achieving Excellence in Health Care -- This online tutorial created by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) will assist you in gaining knowledge and experience with the fundamental principles and tools of quality improvement.

Chronic Care Model -- The Chronic Care Model, developed by MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation advocates for more productive interactions between the patient and his/her care team and describes how the model elements (clinical information systems, decision support, self-management support, delivery system design, the community and organizational leadership) work together to create a patient-centered, proactive health care team. Click here for resources and information about the CCM.

The "Green Book" -- Developed by Dartmouth College, the "Green Book" a comprehensive guide to help you assess your medical practice and offers strategies for improving your practice. Use this guide to assess the “5Ps” – purpose, patients, professionals, processes and patterns of your practice.

Quality Projects by Clinical Topic (Members Only) -- Tools and resources to help you get your QI project off the ground, including links to performance measures, interventions and more.

New Health Partnerships -- The AAFP is proud to announce our partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in its efforts to spread collaborative self-management support, a system of care that promotes patient/provider partnerships. New Health Partnerships is the first Web site of its kind to offer valuable tools and resources that can be easily downloaded by both patients and their health care team. We are excited to inform our members/constituents about these valuable tools and resources that are transforming care of the chronically ill.