Improving Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in an Ambulatory Resident Clinic

Authors

R. Benson Jones, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Guy Katz, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Jon Zaid, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Navdeep Sangha, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Rebecca Davis, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Introduction

While 60% of Americans with diabetes are screened for diabetic retinopathy, the residents in the Jefferson Internal Medicine Associates (JIMA) ambulatory clinic had a lower screening rate (roughly 50%).(1) Our project aimed to increase that screening rate.

Publication Date

6-6-2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

quality improvement, diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, ambulatory resident clinic

Disciplines

Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences

Comments

Presented at the 2019 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Jones, R. Benson; Katz, Guy; Zaid, Jon; Sangha, Navdeep; and Davis, Rebecca, "Improving Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy in an Ambulatory Resident Clinic" (2019). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 114.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/114