Quality of Care Program Reduces Unplanned Health Care Utilization in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

There is significant variation in processes and outcomes of care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), suggesting opportunities to improve quality of care. We aimed to determine whether a structured quality of care program can improve IBD outcomes, including the need for unplanned health care utilization.We used a structured approach to improve adult IBD care in 27 community-based gastroenterology practices and academic medical...