Your Doctor Program, L.P. Services for Hospitals

Why is our service important?  Getting physicians involved in evidence-based care, quality improvement and assuring that all of the doctors are on the same page for patient care is a challenge.  Our quality management model and service solves these problems. 

What is our service? The Your Doctor Program, L.P. has developed a one day implementation program for a hospital to work with physician staff to implement evidence based practice and processes to improve communication both within the hospital and with the referring physicians.  

To accomplish this we use a tool called the Quality Health Record (QHR), a communication tool for patients and doctors.  Key elements of the QHR are:

• Protocol customization by physician based on national guidelines
• On-demand “curbside consultation” to specialists for disease management (pharmacy, radiology, pathology, psychiatry, cardiology, endocrinology and others based on need)
• Live interactive telemedicine to specialists
• Specific patient goals based on both national guidelines and physician preferences
• Secure messaging among physicians for outcomes collection and future peer review
• Patient risk factor data recorded at the time of care delivery by disease state for adjusting patient outcomes
• Reconciliation of treatment plans and medications among treating physicians
• Outcomes follow-up information from patients on quality of care and their understanding of treatment plan

How do we overcome the physician barriers to engagement in quality improvement?  We have established a practice-based continuing education program focused on quality improvement using Pay for Performance and Peer Review.