One Nail at a Time: Insights for Building Your Patient's Medical Home

18 | PMH in Action: A Tale of Continuity with Dr. Karen Seigel

Alberta Medical Association

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Join us as Dr. Karen Seigel shares the work she and her team have been doing focused on care of patients with COPD.  Some of the many highlights include:

  • How patients with low relational continuity (<50%) are 7 times more likely to be admitted to hospital compared to those who see their own physician at least 80% of the time.
  • How Dr. Seigel and her team used their EMR and HQCA reports to identify COPD patients at risk of exacerbation/hospitalization
  • How the team shares the workload and focuses on streamlining clinic processes for COPD care
  • Useful resources developed with the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA)
  • Simple steps teams can take to improve relational continuity

Resources

HQCA Quality Exchange: https://hqca.ca/health-care-provider-resources/qe/primary-healthcare/