Topic Enrollment Closed Description: Many clinicians underestimate the risk of VTE, which—according to published literature—can develop in as many as 40% of hospitalized medically ill patients. Participate to address practice gaps related to VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis among this patient population.
Faculty: Thomas L. Ortel, MD, PhD (Series Chair), Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD (Series Chair), Franklin A. Michota, MD, FACP, FHM
Topic Enrollment Closed Description: Forty-five percent of oncologists responding to a Med-IQ survey on the underuse and barriers of VTE prophylaxis said that fewer than one-quarter of their patients received thromboprophylaxis. Participate to address practice gaps related to VTE prevention among hospitalized oncology patients.
Faculty: Thomas L. Ortel, MD, PhD (Series Chair), Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD (Series Chair), Alok A. Khorana, MD, FACP
Topic Enrollment Closed Description: According to the multinational ENDORSE study, less than 60% of at-risk surgical patients received guideline-recommended thromboprophylaxis. Participate to address practice gaps related to VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis among patients undergoing major orthopaedic procedures (total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, and hip fracture surgery).
Faculty: Thomas L. Ortel, MD, PhD (Series Chair), Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD (Series Chair), John A. Abraham, MD, Richard J. Friedman, MD, FRCSC
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This activity is supported by educational grants from
Ortho-McNeil™, division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., administered by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, and sanofi-aventis U.S.
Why Participate in PI CME?
Earn up to 20 complimentary AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Use your data from this PI CME series to complete ABIM's Self-Directed PIM and earn credit for ABIM Maintenance of Certification
Integrate guideline-based processes into the routine of care of your hospitalized patients
Improve practice performance and optimize patient outcomes
Med-IQ's certified PI CME initiatives follow the AMA-standardized three-stage process.
Stage A
Assess
Self-assess by comparing your current VTE prophylaxis practices with clinical practice standards, evidence-based recommendations, and data submitted by your peers.
Stage B
Apply
Develop and follow your own plan for sustained improvement in VTE risk assessment and prevention.
Stage C
Evaluate
Reevaluate your processes for VTE prophylaxis by comparing your past performance with your current performance in implementing guideline-based VTE prevention strategies.
Co-Sponsored by the Duke University School of Medicine and Med-IQ®
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support:
This activity is supported by educational grants from Ortho-McNeil™, division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., administered by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, and sanofi-aventis U.S.
Additional content review provided by the
North American Thrombosis Foundation
Med-IQ delivers education that brings measurable change in healthcare professional competency with the goal of improving performance and patient outcomes.
Patients hospitalized for a cancer-related treatment, procedure, or complication are at elevated risk of VTE and should be considered for thromboprophylaxis. Therefore, a performance improvement goal would be to routinely select appropriate VTE prophylaxis regimens based on patient-specific factors, contraindications, and available treatment guidelines and clinical evidence. Furthermore, patients with contraindications to pharmacologic prophylaxis should be re-assessed over the course of hospitalization, as many factors precluding the use of pharmacologic strategies are transient in nature.
Clinicians need to ensure the routine assessment of VTE risk among acutely ill medical patients and the timely administration of evidence-based thromboprophylaxis strategies. Improvement plans should focus on specific ways to improve the identification of at-risk patients upon admission and facilitate the initiation of appropriate thromboprophylaxis.
A service provided by Med-IQ to help make participation in performance improvement initiatives as convenient as possible for healthcare professionals. Participants can reach Med-IQ's concierge professionals by phone at 866 858 7434, fax at 866 419 5789, and e-mail at concierge@med-iq.com.
Clinicians should evaluate whether they are routinely following evidence-based thromboprophylaxis recommendations for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty, and hip fracture surgery. In addition, an appropriate performance improvement goal would be to ensure that these high-risk patients receive VTE prophylaxis for the appropriate duration after hospital discharge.
The percentage ranges in the color-coded key were developed based on goals for meeting guideline recommendations and national standardized performance measures as well as historical data from clinicians participating in past PI CME activities. The ranges are provided to allow you to better assess your performance and to set personal goals for improvement, if needed. Undesignated questions refer to patient results that are not performance measures.
A complimentary, certified CME publication for those participating in the performance improvement initiative; it offers targeted recommendations and practical suggestions, tips, tools, and forms that are specifically related to the measurable areas of care collected on the patient data forms.
Live, interactive audioconferences with expert faculty and fellow clinicians that address strategies to overcome process barriers. Participants may submit questions in advance, or they may ask questions live on the phone to receive immediate answers from faculty.
PI CME is certified for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners only. We invite you to participate in other CME resources.
The percentage ranges in the color-coded key were developed based on goals for meeting guideline recommendations and national standardized performance measures as well as historical data from clinicians participating in past PI CME activities. The ranges are provided to allow you to better assess your performance and to set personal goals for improvement, if needed. Undesignated questions refer to patient results that are not performance measures.
An initial questionnaire regarding current practices. This form is to be completed as the first step in stage A and must be completed by the performance improvement participant, not a designee.
Performance improvement continuing medical education (PI CME) was developed in 2005 by two American Medical Association (AMA)-convened national task forces. It was introduced as a nationally standardized CME format to help healthcare professionals evaluate and improve their clinical processes and quality of care. PI CME has been recognized as an important component of a physician's continuing professional development and may answer multiple credentialing and reporting needs.
PIM indicates performance improvement measure. PIMs are derived from current guidelines, consensus documents, and recent evidence-based literature. Most PIMs come from nationally standardized sources such as the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) or Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS).
The percentage ranges in the color-coded key were developed based on goals for meeting guideline recommendations and national standardized performance measures as well as historical data from clinicians participating in past PI CME activities. The ranges are provided to allow you to better assess your performance and to set personal goals for improvement, if needed. Undesignated questions refer to patient results that are not performance measures.
A person appointed by the performance improvement participant to aid in the patient data collection process. A designee may or may not be a healthcare professional, as long as the person is familiar with medical charts and medical terminology.
A form that collects data for each of the patient charts selected by the performance improvement participant. A separate patient data form must be completed for each patient chart by the performance improvement participant or a designee. Data can be submitted on this Web site, via fax (toll-free) to 866 419 5789, or by mail to Med-IQ Concierge Professional, 5523 Research Park Drive, Suite 210, Baltimore, MD 21228.
The percentage ranges in the color-coded key were developed based on goals for meeting guideline recommendations and national standardized performance measures as well as historical data from clinicians participating in past PI CME activities. The ranges are provided to allow you to better assess your performance and to set personal goals for improvement, if needed. Undesignated questions refer to patient results that are not performance measures.
Other healthcare professionals participating in this performance improvement initiative.
The percentage ranges in the color-coded key were developed based on goals for meeting guideline recommendations and national standardized performance measures as well as historical data from clinicians participating in past PI CME activities. The ranges are provided to allow you to better assess your performance and to set personal goals for improvement, if needed. Undesignated questions refer to patient results that are not performance measures.
Plan developed by the performance improvement participant; the plan should be brief but describe in detail the specific strategies that the participant will implement to improve his or her practice.
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