Practice and Quality Improvement

Quality Improvement

Resources to Improve Your Practice

Our clinicians are faced with the challenge of staying up to date and continually improving their practice. We are committed to providing them with quality improvement (QI) information, learning opportunities, and point-of-care tools, including Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part 4 resources and Medicare QI program information.

Coding Resources (ICD-10)

• Introduction to ICD-10
• A Roadmap for Small Clinical Practices
• Transition Basics
• Crosswalking ICD-9 Codes to ICD-10
• Webinar: ICD-10 and Version 5010: Navigating the Change
• ICD-10 Coding Basics MLN Connects™ Video
• ICD-10 Testing Approach Fact Sheet

Tools to Engage in Quality Improvement

• AHRQ: The Guide to Managing for Quality
• AHRQ: Tools and Strategies for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Systems Design: AHRQ Resources
• ABIM Foundation: Putting Quality into Practice Video Series
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Quality Improvement Tools & Resources
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) - Quality Care tools

Accurate Insulin Decisions (AID) Program

• Deciding Whether to Transition Your Patient to Mealtime Insulin
• Starting Mealtime Insulin
• Starting Premixed Analog Insulin
• Is the Mealtime Insulin Approach Working?

Hypoglycemia Prevention Initiative

The Endocrine Society has made reducing the incidence of hypoglycemia a priority for a number of years. The Hypoglycemia Prevention Initiative is a multi-year joint effort of the Endocrine Society and Avalere Health to determine best practices in primary care to reduce the impact of hypoglycemia on older (65+) people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who use insulin and/or sulfonylurea, have a recent A1c <7%, and are at increased risk of hypoglycemia. To learn more, visit the Hypoglycemia Prevention Initiative page.

Pediatric-to-Adult Transitions of Care

• Managing the Transition of Care for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
• Managing the Transition of Care for Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency

The Sunshine Act

• Sunshine Act Summary
• Webinar: Preparing for the Sunshine Act
• Questions? Email [email protected]

Electronic Health Record Adoption

• EHR Readiness
• Find an EHR
• EHR Resources

Endocrine Society-Developed Quality Measures

• Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-up of Men with Androgen Deficiency Performance Measures
• The Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules Performance Measures

Additional Resources

• Quality Payment Program and MACRA Information | Endocrine Society
• High Value Care Coordination Tools | American College of Physicians
• Connected Care: Chronic Care Management Resources | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Health IT Playbook | Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology