Quality Indicators for the Diagnosis and Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2023 Jun 1;118(6):1091-1095.

doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002138. Epub 2022 Dec 23.

Afrin N Kamal 3, Fouad Otaki 4, Albert J Bredenoord 5, Evan S Dellon 6, Gary W Falk 7, Nielsen Q Fernandez-Becker 3, Nirmala Gonsalves 8, Ikuo Hirano 8, David A Katzka 9, Kathryn Peterson 10, Rena Yadlapati 11, Priya Kathpalia 12

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Quality Indicators for the Diagnosis and Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

David A Leiman et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023.

Abstract

Introduction: Despite best practice recommendations for managing eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), variation in care exists.

Methods: We used established methodology for quality indicator development to identify metrics to define quality for the treatment of EoE.

Results: Among 29 proposed quality indicator statements, 9 (31%) were adopted as highly valid across all categories. Two (22%) of these statements were identified as having existing or suspected quality gaps.

Discussion: We identified highly valid EoE quality indicators for adult gastroenterologists, which can be used for quality improvement with resulting benefits for patient outcomes.

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