Medical Quality Management and Patient Safety

Focus: To teach the fundamentals, practice the application, and prepare the fellow for practice and/or leadership in medical quality management and patient safety.  Ultimately the curriculum will lead to certification in medical quality through the American College of Medical Quality.

Content: This is a 2 year fellowship that includes the completion of a masters degree in business administration, completion of a publishable project, certification in medical quality management, and the practice of clinical emergency medicine and teaching.

Curriculum

Core Topics:

Career Pathways in Medical Quality Management and Patient Safety

Fundamentals of Quality Improvement

Quality Measurement

Patient Safety

Organization Design and Management

Medical Informatics

Variation in Medical Practice and Implications for Quality

Economics and Finance in Medical Quality Management

Utilization Management

Patient Satisfaction

Implementing Healthcare Quality Improvement: Changing Clinician Behavior

External Quality Improvement: Accreditation, Quality Improvement Education, and Certification

Interfaces Between Quality Improvement, Law, and Medical Ethics

Leadership for Quality

Textbooks:

1.  Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice; Editor: Prathibha Varkey

2.  The Healthcare Quality Book: Vision, Strategy, and Tools: Editors: Ranson, Joshi, and Nash

3.  Quality Matters: Solutions for a Safe and Efficient Emergency Department; Editor: Shari Welch

4.  Patient Safety in Emergency Medicine; Editors: Crosskerry, Cosby, Schenkel, and Wears

Other Assigned Readings:

American Journal of Medical Quality as well as other selected peer reviewed journal articles.

Research/Quality Improvement Project:

Minimum completion of one major project with publication/national presentation.

Conference Attendance:

American College of Medical Quality: Medical Quality Meeting

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting

American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Medicine Basic Research Skills Workshop

Memberships in Organized Medicine:

American College of Medical Quality

American College of Physician Executives

American College of Healthcare Executives

Funding: Funding for the fellow's salary and tuition comes from working half time clinically in the emergency department at Regions Hospital and affiliated outlying facilities, CME and membership funds, and tuition reimbursement.

Fellows:

Kara Sellung Kim, MD  July 2011 - June 2013

Contact: andrew.r.zinkel@healthpartners.com

Andrew Zinkel, MD

Fellowship Director

Emergency Medical Director of Quality