The long-term impact of a performance improvement continuing medical education intervention on osteoporosis screening.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to determine whether a performance improvement continuing medical education (PI CME) initiative that utilizes quality improvement (QI) principles is effective in producing sustainable change in practice to improve the screening of patients at risk for osteoporosis.

Methodology: A health care center participated in a PI CME program designed to increase appropriate osteoporosis screening. There were eight 1-hour educational sessions for this activity over a 9-month period.