PAH Diagnostic and Treatment Practices

To assess possible areas of improvement, you will complete an assessment that asks to what extent you or your practice:

• Screens appropriate patients for PAH
• Uses appropriate screening methods
• Implements a recommended diagnostic pathway
• Provides timely referral to a pulmonary hypertension center
• Uses validated risk assessment tools at recommended intervals
• Applies treatment recommendations in the management of patients with PAH
• Employs multidisciplinary team strategies for the management of PAH
• Implements strategies for enhancing patient-centered care

You will receive a report card that summarizes your or your practice’s performance relative to areas assessed. This serves as your baseline and guides development of your personalized action items.

Working with our expert faculty, we followed a Model for Improvement that outlines the aims of this program and its measures of success. We provide educational and practical interventions, but you can develop your own to meet your specific needs. Depending on your baseline assessment, interventions you can implement include:

• Enhanced training
• Clinical tools
• Algorithms and workflows
• Multidisciplinary team-based approaches
• Patient education
• Personalized action items to track based on the nuanced needs of your practice

Once you’ve finished the interventions and have introduced the recommended process changes, it’s time to put them to the test!

• Return to this digital QI portal after a minimum of 30 days
• Reassess your action plan to see what improvements were realized
• Complete a personal reflection
• Get your certificate

We recommend you share these findings with key stakeholders in your organization to reflect on ongoing improvements and/or future opportunities.