Portfolio Program Sponsors Increase Physician Engagement and QI/PI Results

The ABMS Portfolio Program works with many types of health care organizations nationwide to recognize physicians’ quality improvement work. ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsors are experiencing increased participation from physicians and medical specialists and real progress in quality work that is mission critical to their organizations.

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Reflections on the ABMS Portfolio Program Experience

Here are a few reflections and examples from ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsors about their experiences with the program and the continued value it is having within their organization.

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Where QI Meets Continuing Certification and PI-CME (read more...)

As an ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsor, the University of Utah Health Sciences Center was able to promote a culture of quality and safety throughout their organization and beyond. Read more.

ABMS Portfolio Program Promotes Quality and Safety Culture (read more...)

Seattle Children’s Hospital’s involvement with the ABMS Portfolio Program provided a platform for physicians to bring their ideas forward and do meaningful QI work in their area of expertise. Read more.

Sharp HealthCare Ramps Up Telemedicine During COVID (read more...)

Sharp HealthCare reacted to the rapid increase in telemedicine by developing “Webside Manners,” a five-part online, interactive, educational series to address virtual bedside manners and highlight best practices from their colleagues. Read more.

Collaboratives Bring Portfolio Program Sponsors Together (read more...)

Portfolio Program Sponsors are making strategic connections with other organizations to improve patient care on a national level. Learn how they improve HPV vaccination rates, post-operative pain management in the NICU, and maternal care in hospitals and birthing centers. Read more.

Strategies Engage Marshfield Clinic Health System Providers in QI Activities (read more...)

Being a Portfolio Program Sponsor bolsters the quality of Marshfield Clinic Health System’s CME program. The clinic finds value in connecting quality outcomes in their patient population to their sponsored performance improvement continuing medical education (PI-CME) activities. Read more.

Being an ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsor Shows High ROI for Michigan Medicine (read more...)

QI activities at Michigan Medicine often align with national priorities for improving health care. In a four-page report, staff detailed several direct, indirect, and intangible benefits of being an ABMS Portfolio Program Sponsor, showing that the program has a high ROI. Read more.

Gundersen Health System Takes on Childhood Vaccinations (read more...)

Recognizing the influential role clinicians can play in encouraging caregivers to vaccinate children, the team at Gundersen Health System developed a QI project to improve and standardize the existing vaccination protocols by offering clinicians new tools and education. Read More.

Project Aims to Keep St. Jude Childhood Cancer Survivors Safe from Hepatitis B (read more...)

The After Completion of Therapy Team created a QI project that was submitted to the ABMS Portfolio Program focused on establishing protection against HBV infection among long-term survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers. Read more.

QI Project Increases Hepatitis C Screenings at University of Utah Health System (read more...)

After considering the 19 quality measures the South Ogden Health Center clinic reviews monthly, its team focused on increasing the number of hepatitis C screenings in community members born between 1945 and 1965, as recommended by the CDC. The results of this project were exceptional. Read more.