Alabama Pediatrician: Conversations & Information for Your Practice
Aug 26, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min · 10 segments
Oh, the process of becoming a certified pediatrician and maintaining that certification! Dr. Keith Mann, the Vice President of Continuing Certification for the American Board of Pediatrics, enlightens…
But interestingly, my career in quality improvement didn't start with the knowledge of quality improvement.
Early in my career, like when I was finishing residency, the Institute of Medicine report came out about major gaps in the delivery of healthcare.
And shortly after that, there were two big studies, one in New England Journal, one in pediatrics.
And they basically looked at outcomes in pediatrics, like we should be doing this thing with antibiotics or not prescribing this.
I got into quality improvement, not because I knew anything about quality improvement.
I got into quality improvement because I was absolutely fascinated that you could go to different zip codes in the same area and get totally different care.
The care that you get in one zip code is totally different than the care you get in the next zip code.
Other times it's really meaningful differences, like you're not getting the right antibiotic for the right pneumonia or you're being overprescribed something or you're actually not getting the best care for your ADHD or whatever else it is.
Part four exists really because we know that there's gaps in care that exist in one way that physicians can engage in making that better is to do quality improvement.
But interestingly, my career in quality improvement didn't start with the knowledge of quality improvement.
Early in my career, like when I was finishing residency, the Institute of Medicine report came out about major gaps in the delivery of healthcare.
And shortly after that, there were two big studies, one in New England Journal, one in pediatrics.
And they basically looked at outcomes in pediatrics, like we should be doing this thing with antibiotics or not prescribing this.
I got into quality improvement, not because I knew anything about quality improvement.
I got into quality improvement because I was absolutely fascinated that you could go to different zip codes in the same area and get totally different care.
The care that you get in one zip code is totally different than the care you get in the next zip code.
Other times it's really meaningful differences, like you're not getting the right antibiotic for the right pneumonia or you're being overprescribed something or you're actually not getting the best care for your ADHD or whatever else it is.
Part four exists really because we know that there's gaps in care that exist in one way that physicians can engage in making that better is to do quality improvement.
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