Quality Improvement Staff

Quality Improvement Department

The purpose of the Clinic Operations Committee is to:

• Receive activity reports from committees and implement changes when appropriate or recommend changes to the MPIP Policy Committee.
• Develop patient care policies for the ambulatory clinics that are consistent with the current standards of practice and accreditation requirements.
• Review matters relating to legal and professional conduct of the TTUHSC El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, its ambulatory clinics and support staff and make recommendations as appropriate.
• Develop and monitor referral protocols.
• Monitor quality assessment and improvement, infection control and management program.
• Recommend appropriate actions and resolutions of identified problems within the ambulatory clinics.
• Perform such other duties as requested by the regional dean.

This committee meets monthly. Issues for consideration by the committee may be brought to the attention of any committee member.