Identifying Quality Gaps in Preventive Care for Outpatients With Cirrhosis Within a Large Academic Health Care System

摘要

This study examines the quality of outpatient preventive care in a large, ethnically diverse cohort of outpatients with cirrhosis at a high‐volume tertiary liver transplant center. Receipt of evidence‐based quality indicators, including preventive processes for ascites, esophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation, and general cirrhosis care, was variable and overall low. These findings suggest that larger system redesign efforts are needed to improve the quality of care, beyond just improving access to specialty providers.