TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality in colonoscopy reporting
T2 - An assessment of compliance and performance improvement
AU - Coe, Susan G.
AU - Panjala, Chakri
AU - Heckman, Michael G.
AU - Patel, Mihir
AU - Qumseya, Bashar J.
AU - Wang, Yize R.
AU - Dalton, Benjamin
AU - Tran, Philip
AU - Palmer, William
AU - Diehl, Nancy
AU - Wallace, Michael B.
AU - Raimondo, Massimo
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided by a Mayo CRS grant. The following authors disclosed a financial relationships: Dr. Wallace receives research funding from: Olympus, Cook, Boston Scientific, Mauna Kea technologies, American Bio optics . Dr. Raimondo receives research funding from: Boston Scientific . All other authors report no financial relationships relevant to this publication. Appendix A
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - Background: An ASGE-ACG task force developed quality indicators (QI) for documenting quality endoscopic procedures. Acceptable compliance rates have not been determined. Aims: To determine our degree of compliance to the intra-procedure colonoscopy QI prior to intervention, design an educational intervention to improve those with low compliance, and to compare the degree of compliance after intervention. Methods: 300 patients undergoing colonoscopy in the pre-intervention time period followed by 300 patients after the educational intervention were reviewed. Endoscopists were instructed on the required QI and provided with their individual baseline compliance results. Dictated endoscopy reports were reviewed for compliance. Results: Four QIs; documentation of bowel preparation adequacy, appendiceal orifice, photographs of cecum, and polyp shape, had low pre-intervention achievement (64%, 53%, 20%, and 15% respectively) and significant change was observed (83%, 68%, 63%, and 54% respectively, all p< 0.001). Four QIs; documentation of ileocecal valve, polyp size description, polyp location description, and follow up recommendations, had high levels of achievement prior to intervention (92%, 98%, 97% and 81% respectively) and no significant change was observed (all p≥ 0.16). Conclusion: This study provides benchmarks for ASGE/QIs in colonoscopy cases in a large group practice model. It demonstrates that a quality improvement intervention can result in improved compliance.
AB - Background: An ASGE-ACG task force developed quality indicators (QI) for documenting quality endoscopic procedures. Acceptable compliance rates have not been determined. Aims: To determine our degree of compliance to the intra-procedure colonoscopy QI prior to intervention, design an educational intervention to improve those with low compliance, and to compare the degree of compliance after intervention. Methods: 300 patients undergoing colonoscopy in the pre-intervention time period followed by 300 patients after the educational intervention were reviewed. Endoscopists were instructed on the required QI and provided with their individual baseline compliance results. Dictated endoscopy reports were reviewed for compliance. Results: Four QIs; documentation of bowel preparation adequacy, appendiceal orifice, photographs of cecum, and polyp shape, had low pre-intervention achievement (64%, 53%, 20%, and 15% respectively) and significant change was observed (83%, 68%, 63%, and 54% respectively, all p< 0.001). Four QIs; documentation of ileocecal valve, polyp size description, polyp location description, and follow up recommendations, had high levels of achievement prior to intervention (92%, 98%, 97% and 81% respectively) and no significant change was observed (all p≥ 0.16). Conclusion: This study provides benchmarks for ASGE/QIs in colonoscopy cases in a large group practice model. It demonstrates that a quality improvement intervention can result in improved compliance.
KW - Colonoscopy
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Health care
KW - Quality assurance
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U2 - 10.1016/j.dld.2012.03.022
DO - 10.1016/j.dld.2012.03.022
M3 - Article
C2 - 22579446
AN - SCOPUS:84863783330
SN - 1590-8658
VL - 44
SP - 660
EP - 664
JO - Digestive and Liver Disease
JF - Digestive and Liver Disease
IS - 8
ER -