Research Article

Pilot Validation Study: Canadian Global Rating Scale for Colonoscopy Services

Table 6

Listed action plans.

Proposed action plan (site)Complete

Patient information pamphlet (1) Yes
Implement comfort monitoring score (1)No
Increase frequency of committee review of quality indicators to twice yearly (1)Yes
Increase frequency of endoscopist feedback to twice yearly (1)Yes
Implement annual appropriateness audits and communicate it to endoscopists (1)Yes
Rereview direct to procedure guidelines yearly (1, 3)No (site 1)
Yes (site3)
Implement policy for ensuring that pathology results are communicated to patient by endoscopist (1)No
Translate facility and procedure information to an additional prevalent community language (1, 2)No (site 1)
Yes (site 2)
Include equality of access question on existing patient survey (1)No
Increase frequency of communication of wait times to endoscopy team (1)No
Add contact number to patient discharge sheet (1)No
Make information concerning biopsies and follow-up mandatory field on reportNo
Designate an “adverse events review committee” (1)Yes
Create and distribute yearly patient survey (2, 3)Yes
Implement fax feature of electronic reporting to have reports sent directly to referring physician (3)Yes
Admin assistants to track cancellation rates (2)Yes
Front desk to notify referring physician when an appointment is missed (2)Yes
Secure a locked space for patients to keep belongings (2)No
Internal memo to remind endoscopists to send pathology reports to referring physicians (3)No