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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2013; 19(38): 6375-6382
Published online Oct 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6375
Interventions and targets aimed at improving quality in inflammatory bowel disease ambulatory care
Adam V Weizman, Geoffrey C Nguyen
Adam V Weizman, Division of Gastroenterology, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1B2, Canada
Geoffrey C Nguyen, Mount Sinai Hospital Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
Geoffrey C Nguyen, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Author contributions: Both authors contributed to the conception of the article, review of the literature, drafting and review of the manuscript, and approval of the final version.
Correspondence to: Adam V Weizman, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Women’s College Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, 76 Grenville St, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5S 1B2, Canada. adam.weizman@wchospital.ca
Telephone: +1-416-3237543 Fax: +1-416-3237549
Received: June 27, 2013
Revised: August 15, 2013
Accepted: August 20, 2013
Published online: October 14, 2013
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Core tip: Over the past decade, there has been increasing focus on improving quality in healthcare. This has led to the reinvigoration of the quality improvement movement. Inflammatory bowel disease is a complex, chronic condition with associated morbidity, health care costs, and reductions in quality of life. The condition is managed primarily in the outpatient setting. The delivery of high quality care is suboptimal in several ambulatory IBD domains. This review outlines current gaps in performance in IBD outpatient care and provides potential initiatives aimed at improvement.