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“One way that we can be supportive of these essential efforts to create more innovative, effective and affordable systems of care is to
be active partners in the maintenance of certification process.”
Robert Dressler, M.D., MBA
burdens associated with submitting
a quality improvement project,”
said David Paul, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics and clinical leader of the Women and Children’s Service Line. “It’s a helpful program for Christiana Care to provide.”
through which improvement projects can be submitted by physicians for maintenance of certification. The Portfolio Program is designed to continue the high standards for improvement projects and to make it easier for physicians to meet all the requirements for a project submission.
In late 2015, Christiana Care was named a sponsor of the program, and in February 2018 the hospital system renewed its participation. In Dr. Soykan’s view, the program deserves to be widely used, as it helps physicians highlight key data-driven elements
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meaningful improvement
ecognizing that Christiana Care and other health
care organizations have
projects under way, the American Board of Medical Specialties has allowed qualified institutions to launch Multi-Specialty Portfolio Programs
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