Increasing Contraception Documentation in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic: A Quality Improvement Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This quality improvement initiative aimed to increase the rate of provider screening and documentation of contraception use for reproductive-aged women seen in an academic rheumatology fellows' clinic to >50% by 24 weeks, with sustained improvement at one year.

Methods

With a multidisciplinary team, we devised and implemented six interventional cycles over 24 weeks informed by key stakeholder survey responses. The primary outcome measure was the percentage of eligible visits with contraception information documented in the structured electronic health record field. The smoking status documentation rate was tracked as a balancing measure, and the percentage of contraception documenters who were non-medical doctor (MD) clinical staff, the target group for the interve

SUBMITTER: Siegel CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11755063 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature