QI Projects

For IRL QI projects, please access the Sharepoint link below to find information regarding the handouts, ongoing projects, and assignments. https://iowa.sharepoint.com/sites/internalmed/residency/QI

Since the development of our QI curriculum we have had 80+ Resident Led QI Projects.

Below is a list of QI projects that have been completed since the start of our Quality Improvement program.

IRL:
MASLD Screening
Advanced Care Planning
HTN diagnosis
Iron Deficiency Screening
Prevent Score and Statin Use
Med/Psych:
Med/Psych Unit Checklist
VA:
Statin in T2DM
HF and IV Iron
RSV Vaccinations
Hep. B Screening
Lung Cancer Screening
IRL:
Penicillin Allergy Testing
Positive Fall Screen
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Advanced Care Planning
SGLT2i in Heart Failure
Med/Psych:
Telemetry Orders in Med/Psych
VA:
FIT Testing
IV Iron for CHF
RSV
Video visits
Lung cancer screening
IRL:
BRCA Screening
Positive Fall Screen
Pneumonia Vaccine Updates
Weight Management
CKD Screening
Med/Psych:
Inpatient Sleep
VA:
VA After Visit Summary
Naltrexone for chronic opioids
Hepatitis C Screening
VA Video Visits
Aspirin Deprescribing and Shared Decision Making

 

IRL:
Goals of Care for >70
Hepatitis C screening
Mental Health Resources
Weight Management
Colon Cancer Screening 45-50
Med/Psych:
Restraint Use
VA:
Hypertension Goals
Naloxone for chronic opioids
Hepatitis C Screening
SGLT2 Inhibitors in DM
Aspirin Deprescribing and Shared Decision Making

 

Iowa River Landing

  • Increasing Breast Cancer Screening

  • Hepatitis C Screening

  • Healthy Living – Improving Obesity

  • Lung Cancer Screening

  • Bare Bellow The Elbows

VA Medical Center

  • Increasing LST Notes in Primary Care – yr 2

  • Increasing Diabetic Foot Exam Rates – yr 2

  • Improving COC Scheduling – yr 2

  • Increasing SGLT2 Inhibitors in DM – yr 2

  • Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination – yr 2

Med Psych QI Project

  • Naltrexit – yr 2

VA Medical Center

  • Increasing LST Notes in Primary Care

  • Increasing Diabetic Foot Exam Rates

  • Improving COC Scheduling

  • Increasing SGLT2 Inhibitors in DM

  • Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination

Med Psych QI Project

  • Naltrexit

Iowa River Landing

  • Increasing MMR Vaccination Rates

  • Increasing Statins in Patients with Diabetes

  • ASA Deprescribing

  • Just in Time A1C

  • Statin Intolerance

VA Medical Center

  • Increasing Metformin in Prediabetes

  • COPD Deprescribing

  • Deprescribing in Elderly Veterans

  • Chronic Back Pain

  • PPI Deprescribing

Iowa River Landing

  • Inpatient Face Sheet & Questions

  • Increasing HIV Screening

  • Pneumovax in Tobacco Users

  • Increasing FIT Testing Follow Up

  • Increasing Metformin in Prediabetes 2

VA Medical Center

  • Following New HTN Guidelines

  • Increasing PFTs in COPD

  • Reducing CHF Admissions

  • Increasing FIT Testing

  • Increasing AAA Screening

Iowa River Landing

  • Resident Clinic Flow/Template Changes

  • Increasing Osteoporosis Screening

  • Increasing FIT Testing

  • Obtaining Outside Records for New Patients

  • Increasing Metformin in Prediabetes 1

VA Medical Center

  • Increasing Statins in Diabetes

  • Increasing Prevnar-13 Vaccination

  • Documenting A-Fib Correctly

  • PPI Deprescribing

  • Increasing Depression Screen Follow-up

Iowa River Landing

  • PPI Deprescribing

  • Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening

  • Ensuring Follow-up of Test Results

  • Improving Staffing Model 2

  • Proper HTN Management in Diabetes.

VA Medical Center

  • Making An Orientation Booklet

  • Making a Healthcare Maintenance Template

  • Deprescribing Opiates

  • Creating an After Visit Summary

  • Ensuring Follow-up of Test Results

Iowa River Landing

  • Assigning Primary Care Residents

  • Improving Rooming Process

  • Improving Scheduling For Interns

  • Improving Staffing Model 1

  • Improving Scheduling for New Patients

Quality Improvement Scholarship

The University of Iowa Department of Medicine understands that Quality Improvement and Patient Safety presents a phenomenal opportunity for scholarship for our residents. To showcase our commitment to our patient’s safety and to provide an avenue for scholarship the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics host an annual Quality and Safety Symposium in which our resident teams are given the opportunity, encouragement, resources, and mentorship to submit and present their projects. After this, many teams submit their projects to large regional and national meetings.

Since the development of our curriculum we have had…

  • 80+ resident led QI Projects

  • 40+ resident led QI Projects presented at our local Quality and Safety Symposium

  • 19 resident teams present oral presentations or posters at SGIM Midwest Regional Meeting

  • 15 resident teams present posters at SGIM National Meeting

  • 3 resident teams present at Medicine or Psychiatry Conferences