@article{ref1,
title="Return to drive counseling after sports-related concussion: a quality improvement project",
journal="Pediatric quality and safety",
year="2016",
author="Stuart, Emily A. and Duerson, Drew H. and Rodenberg, Richard E. and Ravindran, Reno and MacDonald, James P.",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="e006-e006",
abstract="ntroduction: Concussion is a common injury in adolescent athletes, many of whom also drive. Counseling athletes and their families about driving risks post concussion is a potentially significant intervention. The aim of this quality improvement project was to increase driving recommendations for concussed athletes in a pediatric sports medicine clinic.   Methods: Patients in this quality improvement project were seen in the sports medicine concussion clinic between February 2014 and August 2015. We determined how often driving recommendations were documented through a retrospective chart review. Once the &quot;return to drive&quot; project was introduced to the sports medicine staff, multiple interventions were completed including handing out flyers to remind families about driving and creating changes to the electronic medical record.   Results: At baseline, 9.3% of visits had driving recommendations documented. After an intervention requiring clinical documentation in the electronic medical record, 97% of patients received driving recommendations.   Conclusions: The quality improvement effort was successful at increasing the frequency of delivery of appropriate driving recommendations provided to concussed athletes.    Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2472-0054",
doi="10.1097/pq9.0000000000000006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/pq9.0000000000000006"
}