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  • Process Improvement
  • Primary Care Medicine

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  • Primary care settings are crucial for identifying and managing depression.
  • Electronic Health Records (EHRs) offer potential for improving depression screening processes.
  • Rural academic institutions face unique challenges in healthcare delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance the efficiency and reliability of depression screening in primary care.
  • To leverage EHR capabilities and workflow redesign for improved depression care.
  • To implement and evaluate process improvements in two rural adult primary care clinics.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Lean Six Sigma methodology (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control).
  • Implemented interventions including changes to screening tools, EHR data entry optimization, and staff training.
  • Employed process improvement tools such as process maps, control charts, and fishbone diagrams.

Main Results:

  • Depression screening rates increased from 17.0% to 75.9% (p<0.001).
  • Follow-up for positive screens exceeded 90%.
  • Optimized data entry reduced duplicate screenings from 11.7% to 4.7%.

Conclusions:

  • Process improvement initiatives require integrating system performance, limitations, and user feedback (staff and patients).
  • Successful implementation necessitates addressing system, customer, and human resource constraints.
  • While screening improved, the impact on clinical outcomes was not evaluated.