What was the origin of the Center for Practice Innovation concept?
The new Center will refine and implement strategies for achieving quality improvements in small and medium-sized practice settings recommended by participants in a February 2005 Quality Summit sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation. This will be accomplished by providing practicing physicians with access to tools, guides, educational workshops and ongoing consultation from experts in small practice economics, health information technology, quality improvement, practice management, physician education, and change management. Interventions will be tailored to the needs of the individual practice and patient population served.
