The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) created Easy Performance Improvement (EasyPI), a peer-reviewed, curated collection of online educational resources, to support family physicians in completing a self-guided PI project in practice and receive credit for the work they do.
EasyPI will guide you through the process of evaluating background information for a specific condition, determining how this information should drive patient care, and implementing team-based practice change to improve patient outcomes.
After implementing your chosen PI initiative, EasyPI resources provide step-by-step instructions on how to submit your work to the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) through its Self-Directed PI Project: Clinical Pathway application. Self-directed PI projects fulfill an ABFM PI requirement, add 20 ABFM points to your portfolio, and equate to 20 continuing medical education (CME) credits through the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Don’t just take it from us, here is a message from a member that recently completed a project using the adult immunizations track page, “The process facilitated by the OAFP was very helpful. Implementing a practice improvement plan did not disrupt my patient flow. Collecting and analyzing the data was not difficult, and entering the information into the ABFM website went exactly as Dr Kauffman described it in his video,” James Dunnan, MD, family physician.
- Adult Immunizations
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Diabetes
- Health Equity & SDOH
- HPV Vaccination
- Obesity
- Rare Diseases.
Each of the topic tracks include materials such as:
- Educational materials on the condition including: ABFM journal club articles, American Family Physician articles, Family Practice Management articles, and other articles of note
- Guidelines on the condition
- Information about health equity concerns around the condition.
- Example PDSA cycles and information about how to create your own PDSA
- Support choosing quality measures
- Examples of interventions to implement that address sample quality measures
- Support for process mapping
- Data collection information and tips.
- Explanation of the ABFM Self-Directed PI Project: Clinical Pathway
- Step-by-step guide on how to submit an application for credit.
All you need to make quality change in your practice, improve patient outcomes, and earn ABFM Certification points and AAFP CME credit is available at your fingertips. Choose your topic and go! It’s that easy!
Note: we’re also trying to capture feedback from EasyPI users, like Dr. Dunnan’s above. Please share your feedback with us by completing a survey before you engage with EasyPI and after you submit an activity! Complete the pre-intervention survey today! A link to the post-survey is on each track’s webpage.
If you have questions about EasyPI or would rather share direct feedback about the tool, please contact Deputy Executive Vice President Kaitlin McGuffie or call 800.742.7327.
Financial support for this program was provided by the AAFP Foundation to the Family Medicine Chapter Alliance (FMCA) and is funded by members like you! Help programs like this continue to support family medicine by giving to the AAFP Foundation. Select “Chapter Grants” when making your gift online.