What does it mean to drive quality improvement (QI) today? We used to measure quality by assessing complication rates, but because medicine is a team sport, it was difficult to know the impact of the anesthesia department. In 2019, our specialty’s QI initiatives are focused on measurements that optimize the opportunities that anesthesia clinicians have to directly influence patient outcomes. Here are five ways that our anesthesia clinicians are enhancing value for patients and healthcare partners…
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