Jazieh Abdul Rahman, Abdelhafiez Nafisa, Al Mutairi Nashmia, Hashem Ahmed, Alkaiyat Mohammad, Al Shami Mona, Jahanzeb Mohammad
Department of Oncology, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Florida Precision Oncology, Boca Raton, FL.
JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 Jul;6:1087-1092. doi: 10.1200/GO.20.00217.
ASCO developed the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) to ensure patient safety in oncology outpatient services. We evaluated the impact of participation in QOPI certification on patient care at our institution.
To participate in QOPI, we created a multidisciplinary team, and we chose the required modules and began QOPI participation per program requirement. In the initial round, we scored lower than the required score of 75% to be eligible for QOPI certification. We then implemented multiple measures and interventions, and we conducted multiple Plan, Do, Study, Act cycles (PSDA) cycles to achieve our goal.
Our score in the initial round was 68%; in the second round, our score remained low at 65%; in the third round, we exceeded the target score by achieving 93%. We completed the certification process with a site visit. In October 2018, we became the first QOPI-certified center in the Middle East and Asia.
We learned many lessons during our journey toward QOPI certification. Essential elements of success included timely assembly of the right multidisciplinary team and clear communication between team members within the institution and with the ASCO QOPI team.
美国临床肿瘤学会（ASCO）制定了肿瘤学质量实践倡议（QOPI），以确保肿瘤门诊服务中的患者安全。我们评估了参与QOPI认证对我们机构患者护理的影响。
为了参与QOPI，我们组建了一个多学科团队，选择了所需的模块，并按照项目要求开始参与QOPI。在第一轮中，我们的得分低于获得QOPI认证所需的75%的分数。然后，我们实施了多项措施和干预措施，并进行了多次计划、执行、研究、行动（PSDA）循环以实现我们的目标。
我们在第一轮中的得分为68%；在第二轮中，我们的得分仍然很低，为65%；在第三轮中，我们达到了93%，超过了目标分数。我们通过现场访问完成了认证过程。2018年10月，我们成为中东和亚洲首个获得QOPI认证的中心。
在我们迈向QOPI认证的过程中，我们学到了很多经验教训。成功的关键要素包括及时组建合适的多学科团队，以及机构内部团队成员与ASCO QOPI团队之间的清晰沟通。
