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Quality Improvement in Athletic Health Care
Andrea D Lopes Sauers1, Eric L Sauers1, Alison R Snyder Valier1
1Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Arizona School of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University, Mesa.
Context:
Quality improvement (QI) is a health care concept that ensures patients receive high-quality (safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, patient-centered) and affordable care. Despite its importance, the application of QI in athletic health care has been limited.
Objectives:
To describe the need for and define QI in health care, to describe how to measure quality in health care, and to present a QI case in athletic training.
Description:
As the athletic training profession continues to grow, a widespread engagement in QI efforts is necessary to establish the value of athletic training services for the patients that we serve. A review of the importance of QI in health care, historical perspectives of QI, tools to drive QI efforts, and examples of common QI initiatives is presented to assist clinicians in better understanding the value of QI for advancing athletic health care and the profession. Clinical and Research Advantages: By engaging clinicians in strategies to measure outcomes and improve their patient care services, QI practice can help athletic trainers provide high-quality and affordable care to patients.
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