Tim Bol made introductions, reviewed the meeting agenda, and introduced our guest presenter Kai Jones, MD, Washington University, and her topic: Updates from IMPROVAID and next steps.
- Dr. Jones provided an overview of her center and the IMPROVAID special project.
- QI tools such as a process map, fishbone diagram, KDD, PDSA, and PICK Tool were shared.
- Differences in insurance between their Illinois and Missouri patients were shared.
- Fellows were surveyed on their familiarity with devices, training was increased to address gaps in knowledge.
- Outcomes improved over the three reporting years.
Discussion:
- Discussion occurred about which pump companies they were work with and how staff are trained on them.
- Type 1 and Type 2 are both prescribed pumps.
- Dr. Lauren Golden, MD, NYU Langone, discussed Parachute's future integration with Epic and shared a process where she downloads recent cases for different pumps, redacts the patient information, and shares these screenshots to help the fellows with pattern recognition to them with this data.
- There was strong agreement among the group that this is an endeavor worth pursuing.
- De-identifying the data and formalizing a process would be necessary, but there is a strong desire to share something like this nationally.
Upcoming Meetings
September meeting has been cancelled, see you all October 30th.
- Dan DeSalvo, MD, Texas Children's, is scheduled to present on AID in active young people.