Through the Provider Profile tool, providers will be able to view information about their patient population, and measures related to the dimensions of quality. Comparisons will be made to the mean for their defined provider group or service.
Measures are provided as a focus for quality improvement and professional development. As such they are:
- Evidence based
- Related to dimensions of quality
- Chosen by physicians
- Relevant to clinical care
The Provider Profile measures are suitable for both individual and group level improvements. Groups may wish to identify quality improvement (QI) initiatives that multiple division/group members may participate in. Individuals may wish to set personal goals for their own individual measures using a continuous improvement cycle approach.
Both group and individual approaches meet requirements for CFPC (Mainpro+) and RCPSC (My MOC) professional development credits.
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Provider Profile: Engaging in QI and/or CPD Coming soon |
Opportunities for Group Reflection
While the Provider Profile can be leveraged to promote learning at the individual level, it can also be used to support a group approach. Physicians are encouraged to use their data and connect with their peers to engage in improvement.
Examples of opportunities for group reflection may include:
- Hosting division meetings for group sharing and discussion
- Facilitating physicians pairing together with colleagues to share and reflect practice data (think-pair-share model)
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
For individual professional development, the use of an audit and feedback or continuous improvement cycle methodology will help guide you. Updates to the Provider Profile support personal evaluation of the impact of the changes you make to your practice.
CPD self-assessment is about using data to identify a gap in care (an aim), creating a plan (or change idea) and measuring for improvement. This is taking the personal approach rather than a system level.
Reporting tools are available through UBC and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) to guide your documentation for professional development credits.
Expand the headings below to learn more about how you can leverage your data from the Provider Profile to gain CPD credits through UBC.
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https://bccfp.bc.ca/cpd/cpd-ecoach/
Family Practice CPD eCoach enables physicians to improve their practice while earning three credits an hour.
Family Practice CPD eCoach was developed by the BC College of Family Physicians (BCCFP) and UBC CPD, and is designed to help physicians gain CPD credits while gaining valuable insights into a particular area of their practice.
How CPD eCoach works:
- Self-directed assessment tool
- Help with development of action plan to improve knowledge of a chosen area of practice
- Adaptable to different topics and practice areas
- Includes resources and examples
- Accessible on multiple electronic devices
- “Save and continue” feature
CPD eCoach has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) for up to 24 Mainpro+ credits (three credits an hour) and includes direct Mainpro+ credit submission to CFPC.
Click here to link to CPD eCoach or via the BCCFP member-only Learning Vault.
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https://ubccpd.ca/learn/learning-activities/course?eventtemplate=100-specialist-cpd-ecoach
Specialist CPD eCoach is a self-assessment tool developed by UBC CPD with funding support from a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Grant.
Using the Specialist CPD eCoach physicians will be guided through a self-assessment and receive support in creating an improvement plan in their practice area through four steps:
- Define your topic
- Conduct self-assessment
- Create a plan for improvement
- Evaluate the implementation
The self-guided assessment tool includes a “save and continue feature”, is adaptable to different topics and practice areas, includes resources and examples, and utilizes an interactive interface.
Earn up to 8 MOC Section 3 credits and gain valuable insights into a particular area of your practice. Click here to link to Specialist CPD eCoach.
Quality Improvement (QI)
Potential gaps in care and opportunities for improvement can be addressed at a team level using improvement science. This may be particularly relevant where a team model of patient care is predominant, attribution of patients to specific providers includes many assumptions, and where action at a group level as indicated.
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For training in quality improvement methodology through a team-based approach, visit the Physician Quality Improvement page to learn more about fundamental quality improvement and patient safety training and project-level QI training, or email PQI@islandhealth.ca
Interested in learning about QI at your own pace from a world-class institution? PQI offers free access for medical staff to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School.
Not sure where to start? We recommend Quality Improvement 101-103! Please contact pqi@islandhealth.ca for a complimentary registration code. Sessional payment is also available for fully licensed SP and FP.
Using RCPSC “My MOC” for QI and CPD
Providers enrolled in the Maintenance of Certification Program (My MOC) can leverage their data in the Provider Profile to gain credits by participating in a variety of activities that fall within the “Section 3: Feedback and Improvement” category.
Expand the heading below to read more about ways to gain credits from My MOC.
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https://www.royalcollege.ca/en/cpd/moc-program.html
Gain credits for reviewing and reflecting on the data in your profile
Feedback received
Unaccredited: 3 credits per hour
- Receiving, reviewing and reflecting on feedback
Gain credits for participating in a QI activity based on your data
Individual Improvement activities
Unaccredited: 25 credits per QI initiative per year
- Self-directed improvement activities
- Credits can be claimed each year that you are working on the QI initiative
Group improvement activities – group member of a QI activity
Unaccredited: 15 credits per QI initiative per year
- Includes departmental and interprofessional initiatives
- Credits can be claimed each year that you are working on the QI initiative
Group improvement activities – leading role for a group QI activity
Unaccredited: 35 credits per QI initiative per year
- Includes departmental and interprofessional activities
- Credits can be claimed each year that you are working on the QI initiative
Gain credits for participating in systems improvement based on your data
System Improvement – committee participation
Unaccredited: 15 credits per year (chair), per committee or 10 credits per year (member), per committee
- To be eligible for credits, a committee must have a formal structure, appointment process, defined terms of reference and minimum of two meetings per year
System Improvement – clinical practice guideline development
Unaccredited: 15 credits per year, per initiative
- Setting care standards for your department, hospital, specialty or other area of focus
- Developing clinical practice guidelines with your colleagues or participating in activities or groups that set clinical care standards for your hospital
Gain credits for feedback delivered
Feedback delivered
Unaccredited: 3 credits per hour to a maximum of 15 credits per year
- Feedback delivered to individuals, groups, teams or systems.
Would you like to learn more about the Provider Profile? Email MedStaffQI@islandhealth.ca with your questions or comments.
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The Provider Profile is available to Medical Staff. Click here to navigate directly to the Provider Profile *Island Health login is Required* Report PORTAL: the Provider Profile is located on the ‘Quality Improvement’ Island Health Intranet: a link to the Provider Profile is available on the Clinical Resources page on the Intranet. Navigate Directly to Clinical Resources, or type ‘Provider Profile’ in the Intranet search bar. |
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