Research ArticleArticle
Using Process Improvement and Systems Redesign to Improve Rheumatology Care Quality in a Safety Net Clinic
Alfredo Aguirre, Laura Trupin, Mary Margaretten, Sarah Goglin, Jung Hee Noh and Jinoos Yazdany
The Journal of Rheumatology February 2020, jrheum.190472; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.190472
Alfredo Aguirre
This work was supported by the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, AHRQ R01 HS024412 and AHRQ R18 HS025638. Dr. Yazdany is also supported by the Robert L. Kroc Chair in Rheumatic and Connective Tissue Diseases, and Drs. Yazdany, Margaretten, and Goglin are supported by the Russell/Engleman Medical Research Center for Arthritis. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A. Aguirre, MD, Clinical Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Academic Coordinator, M. Margaretten, MD, Associate Professor, S. Goglin, MD, Assistant Professor, J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; J.H. Noh, RN, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Aguirre, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0500, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Email: alfredo.aguirre@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2020.
Laura Trupin
This work was supported by the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, AHRQ R01 HS024412 and AHRQ R18 HS025638. Dr. Yazdany is also supported by the Robert L. Kroc Chair in Rheumatic and Connective Tissue Diseases, and Drs. Yazdany, Margaretten, and Goglin are supported by the Russell/Engleman Medical Research Center for Arthritis. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A. Aguirre, MD, Clinical Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Academic Coordinator, M. Margaretten, MD, Associate Professor, S. Goglin, MD, Assistant Professor, J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; J.H. Noh, RN, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Aguirre, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0500, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Email: alfredo.aguirre@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2020.
Mary Margaretten
This work was supported by the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, AHRQ R01 HS024412 and AHRQ R18 HS025638. Dr. Yazdany is also supported by the Robert L. Kroc Chair in Rheumatic and Connective Tissue Diseases, and Drs. Yazdany, Margaretten, and Goglin are supported by the Russell/Engleman Medical Research Center for Arthritis. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A. Aguirre, MD, Clinical Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Academic Coordinator, M. Margaretten, MD, Associate Professor, S. Goglin, MD, Assistant Professor, J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; J.H. Noh, RN, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Aguirre, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0500, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Email: alfredo.aguirre@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2020.
Sarah Goglin
This work was supported by the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, AHRQ R01 HS024412 and AHRQ R18 HS025638. Dr. Yazdany is also supported by the Robert L. Kroc Chair in Rheumatic and Connective Tissue Diseases, and Drs. Yazdany, Margaretten, and Goglin are supported by the Russell/Engleman Medical Research Center for Arthritis. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A. Aguirre, MD, Clinical Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Academic Coordinator, M. Margaretten, MD, Associate Professor, S. Goglin, MD, Assistant Professor, J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; J.H. Noh, RN, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Aguirre, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0500, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Email: alfredo.aguirre@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2020.
Jung Hee Noh
This work was supported by the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, AHRQ R01 HS024412 and AHRQ R18 HS025638. Dr. Yazdany is also supported by the Robert L. Kroc Chair in Rheumatic and Connective Tissue Diseases, and Drs. Yazdany, Margaretten, and Goglin are supported by the Russell/Engleman Medical Research Center for Arthritis. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A. Aguirre, MD, Clinical Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Academic Coordinator, M. Margaretten, MD, Associate Professor, S. Goglin, MD, Assistant Professor, J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; J.H. Noh, RN, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Aguirre, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0500, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Email: alfredo.aguirre@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2020.
Jinoos Yazdany
This work was supported by the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, AHRQ R01 HS024412 and AHRQ R18 HS025638. Dr. Yazdany is also supported by the Robert L. Kroc Chair in Rheumatic and Connective Tissue Diseases, and Drs. Yazdany, Margaretten, and Goglin are supported by the Russell/Engleman Medical Research Center for Arthritis. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A. Aguirre, MD, Clinical Fellow, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; L. Trupin, MPH, Academic Coordinator, M. Margaretten, MD, Associate Professor, S. Goglin, MD, Assistant Professor, J. Yazdany, MD, MPH, Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco; J.H. Noh, RN, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Aguirre, Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave., Box 0500, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Email: alfredo.aguirre@ucsf.edu. Accepted for publication February 7, 2020.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 4
1 Apr 2024
Using Process Improvement and Systems Redesign to Improve Rheumatology Care Quality in a Safety Net Clinic
Alfredo Aguirre, Laura Trupin, Mary Margaretten, Sarah Goglin, Jung Hee Noh, Jinoos Yazdany
The Journal of Rheumatology Feb 2020, jrheum.190472; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190472