Guest: Erica Bellamkonda, M.D.

Host: Jeffrey S. Brault, D.O. (@JeffBrault)

How do we measure and improve specific quality indicators, including those required by various government bodies? Where do you even start? How effective do you need to be when you are completing a project? Dr. Erica Bellamkonda discusses quality improvement projects, including how to choose a project, steps to completing a project, and how to follow up once completed using the PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) strategy.

Connect with the Mayo Clinic’s PM&R Department on Twitter @MayoClinicPMR.

Deeper Dive:

• Mayo Clinic Quality Academy offers their Fundamentals of Quality Improvement – Bronze Level course online: https://ce.mayo.edu/quality/content/mayo-clinic-fundamentals-quality-improvement-%E2%80%93-bronze-level-online