Conclusion
Our inter-professional QI initiative, which incorporated automated tools
within the EMR, demonstrated success in improving Vitamin D testing and
supplementation in children with newly-diagnosed cancer in a large
tertiary academic institution with a high prevalence of Vitamin D
deficiency and insufficiency. This QI approach may be replicated in
similar settings. Future PDSA cycles will address patient compliance
with Vitamin D supplementation. QI methodology will continue to be used
in the future to improve adherence to other testing and medication
prescribing procedures for children with cancer at our institution.