Course description

Quality improvement isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a method proven to help healthcare facilities address identified challenges and create practical, lasting solutions. This course guides participants through the principles and tools of quality improvement, showing how small changes can lead to safer, more effective care. Along the way, learners will discover strategies to navigate resistance, build stronger teams, and develop long-term improvements. Upon completion of this course, participants will be ready to turn ideas into action and lead meaningful change in their own practice.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Summarize the core principles of quality improvement
• Identify common tools and methods used to analyze and improve care processes
• Summarize the elements of a quality improvement plan
• Describe approaches for effectively addressing and managing resistance during quality improvement initiatives

Target audience

Physician and clinician policyholders

Disclosure

The planners, faculty, and others in control of content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Acknowledgement

This course was created based on the work of content expert, Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and Medical Director of the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative and Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review for the Louisiana Department of Health.

CME Information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Illinois State Medical Society and ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company. The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Illinois State Medical Society designates this internet activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Illinois Nurse Practice Act rules deem CME credit provided by approved sponsors as acceptable to fulfill nursing continuing education requirements for licensure. Nurses may claim one contact hour per unit of CME in the state of Illinois.

MOC information

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 medical knowledge MOC point and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.