Description: 

The Quality Review and Improvement Committee (QRIC) is a multi-disciplinary, cross-divisional team of PAFMG physicians who convene twice a month to conduct case reviews. The purpose is to identify areas for improvement in patient care, optimize the quality of care, and provide feedback to clinicians, leaders, and system to prevent future errors and allow for shared best practices. Cases are referred from MIDAS/Risk department, patient relations department, clinical department. Quarterly reports of the clinical cases that were discussed and triaged are published in a report called Peggy Pearls. Addressing and mitigating bias is an integral component of this series. Case outcomes are not provided until an outcome vote has been taken by attendees in order to reduce bias.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Learning Objectives: 

After Attending This Activity Learners Should Be Able To:

1. Evaluate the quality of care delivered through structured case review.

2. Discuss and apply current clinical standards and guidelines to assess care practices.

3. Deliver constructive feedback to PAFMG clinicians and leaders when opportunities for improvement are identified, while practicing evidence-based approaches to providing effective feedback.

4.Share clinical pearls and key lessons learned with PAFMG clinicians and leaders to promote continuous learning and quality improvement.

Providing Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases (AB 1195 & 241):

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

• • Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)/Cultural or Linguistic Considerations:
    • Factors Associated With Geographic Disparities in Gastrointestinal Cancer Mortality in the United States| https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2022.04.019
  • Implicit Bias Considerations (as it relates to the content):                                                                                    
    • Evaluation of Racial Disparities in Quality of Care for Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Treated With Surgery. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(4):e225664. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.5664| https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/article-abstract/2790616

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D. 

Committee Member(s)

Rosemary Bayan, PAFMG Risk Administrative Assistant, Planner has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

apurva marfatia, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nancy Serpa, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Erin Weeden, JD, CPHRM has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.