QUEST in Context
The Need, the Gap, and the Opportunity
Despite the availability of clear, evidence-based guidance from Diabetes Canada, real-world data continue to demonstrate significant variability in care delivery—particularly in cardio-renal risk management, CKD screening, and the optimization of guideline-directed therapies.
These gaps represent a critical opportunity to improve patient outcomes through targeted, practice-level intervention.
QUEST is an established, accredited Quality Assessment (QA) program supporting continuous improvement in care delivery. Designed to enhance patient care, optimize workflows, and meet professional requirements.
QUEST: Designed to Make Every Minute Matter
Unlike traditional programs, QUEST is built around application, not just participation.
MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY
Every step is structured to deliver value.
LEARN BY DOING:
Apply insights directly to your practice in real time.
TRACK YOUR IMPACT
Measure progress and sustained improvements over time.
EARN 15 CREDITS
Tied directly to meaningful work.
CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE
Develop a QA plan with tangible, measurable outcomes.
This is not time away from practice—it’s time invested in improving it.
QUEST offers a structured yet practical approach with the flexibility to earn 15+ Mainpro+ credits.
Grounded in the College of Family Physicians of Canada cycle of assessment, reflection, action, and re-assessment, QUEST uses personalized EMR data to identify care gaps and support targeted improvements in practice. The program also assesses alignment with Diabetes Canada Pharmacotherapy and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Guidelines, reinforcing evidence-based care.
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First implemented in Ontario in 2025, QUEST has engaged over 80 family physicians and demonstrated improvements in diabetes management, EMR coding, and clinical processes. Refined through physician feedback and real-world use, QUEST is rigorously tested and proven in practice.
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Designed to integrate seamlessly into clinical practice, QUEST minimizes administrative burden through limited touchpoints, partner-supported data extraction, and learning embedded within existing workflows.
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Each Family Physician is guided throughout the program with reflective questionnaires and structured tracking tools, with ongoing support readily accessible at any time by email or phone.
Transform Your Practice While Earning 15+ MAINPRO+ Credits
Program Overview
8 Easy Steps Over 4 Months
Where Credits Meet Clinical Impact
QUEST integrates seamlessly into your workflow, enabling steady, manageable progress while building improvements that deliver lasting value.
Earning credits should do more than check a box—it should move your practice forward.
Purpose-built for busy family physicians, it has been refined through feedback from over 80 physicians who have completed QUEST—validated, reliable, and proven in practice
Join QUEST and turn your time into lasting clinical impact.
What Will QUEST Assess?
Data are aligned with the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines to surface meaningful insights, care gaps, and opportunities to improve outcomes. The analysis goes beyond surface metrics to highlight performance, risks, and high-impact areas for targeted, evidence-based quality improvement.
The selected data elements are intentionally chosen to answer key clinical questions.
Why This Matters
Together, these data points create a focused, guideline-aligned view of your diabetes population—linking diagnosis, risk stratification, monitoring, and treatment. This ensures that quality improvement efforts are not only data-driven, but also clinically meaningful, measurable, and directly tied to better patient outcomes.
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Establishes the population size and provides context for interpreting all other metrics.
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Quantifies the burden of disease within your practice, supporting resource planning and prioritization.
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Quantifies the burden of disease within your practice, supporting resource planning and prioritization.
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Identifies a high-risk subgroup requiring intensified, guideline-directed therapy.
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Evaluates alignment with evidence-based therapies proven to reduce cardiovascular risk.
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Highlights another high-risk population where early intervention can slow disease progression.
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Measures uptake of therapies that provide renal protection and improve long-term outcomes.
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Assesses adherence to recommended screening practices, enabling early detection and timely management of kidney disease.
Data Privacy and Protection
Fully de-identified data: all personal identifiers are removed before analysis.
Strict data minimization: extraction is limited to predefined criteria only.
Privacy-first reporting: only aggregate data is used, with strong safeguards to keep every patient confidential.
Ensuring the confidentiality and secure handling of data is our top priority.
Working in a Group Practice
If multiple physicians at a site are participating, a single group onboarding call can be arranged. This ensures everyone receives the same information at the same time, while reducing duplication and administrative burden.
Clinic administrators and managers are encouraged to join, particularly where EMR access or workflow coordination is involved. Amplify Care will provide IT support as needed.
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Participating together helps align the entire clinic from the outset. It promotes consistency in how the program is understood and implemented, supports smoother workflow integration, and reduces variation between individual physicians. It also creates an opportunity for shared learning, allowing colleagues to troubleshoot together and embed changes more effectively into day-to-day practice.
Testimonials
"The QUEST program has offered significant insight regarding the delivery of evidence-based care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes. Designed with busy physicians in mind, the program is straightforward to follow.
There is an increasing recognition among clinicians of the importance of adopting the latest management strategies for CKD and diabetes, especially as new research strongly supports these approaches.
I am appreciative of the opportunity to engage with this program, which has enabled me to pursue my objectives with robust support."
Dr. Amit Kumar - Family Physician - Oshawa, Ontario
“The Quest program allowed me to identify my diabetic patients. I was able to then identify barriers in my work flow, monitoring and treatment to modernize and optimize the care of these diabetic patients. This has resulted in improved management of my diabetic patients and helped to ensure they are medication aligned to provide cardiometabolic and renal protection.
The data retrieval was done by a third party which made it easier to navigate. The patient list was useful to action. The provided summary/summation slides were in graph form. I enjoyed the opportunity to explore barriers and solutions with my colleagues.
The program helped me improve my patient care in general but more importantly it improved the process to approach diabetic patient work up and modernize treatment selection. Overall easy to do and leads to results in your patients and positively impacts your diabetes care approach.”
Dr. Bruno Nicoletti - Family Physician - Ottawa, Ontario
Learn, Improve, and Earn Credits - Securely and Confidently.
Still have questions? Speak to a QUEST Team member.
Funding for QUEST is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim, ensuring full independence in program design and content.