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Dr. Ko is Director, ACS Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, Chicago, IL.
Posts by Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS:
- Lessons learned about the ACS Quality Verification Program and pilot hospitals’ pandemic response
- Looking forward – June 2021
- Quality as a program, not a measure: An opportunity for health insurers to value quality as a comprehensive program
- ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence benefit from access to outcomes measures and mentors
- Looking forward – October 2019
- The ACS Strong for Surgery program: Changing clinician and system behavior to optimize health before surgery
- From blueprints to blastoff: Launching the GSV Quality Improvement Program
- ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence benefit from access to outcomes measures and mentors
- ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence benefit from access to outcomes measures and mentors
- Patient-reported outcomes in surgery: Listening to patients improves quality of care
- ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence benefit from access to outcomes measures and mentors
- Improving quality in geriatric surgery: A blueprint from the American College of Surgeons
- ACS Clinical Scholars benefit from access to outcomes measures and mentors
- ACS Clinical Scholars in Residence Program: Celebrating 10 years of training surgeons
- Scholars in Residence Program benefits surgical residents and the ACS
- The ACS NSQIP Quality In-Training Initiative: Educating residents to ensure the future of optimal surgical care
- ACS Clinical Scholars-in-Residence program offers unique research and educational opportunity
- Clinical Scholars in Residence Program: A beneficial experience for surgical residents and the ACS