Tag Archive for ‘ACS NSQIP®’
ACS NSQIP recognizes 90 hospitals for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care
A total of 90 hospitals have been recognized for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical care in 2020 by the ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
ACS NSQIP recognizes 88 hospitals for meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care
ACS NSQIP recognized 88 hospitals for meritorious outcomes in surgical patient care in 2018.
Dedicated pre- and postoperative unit leads to fasttrack pathway for noncomplicated pediatric appendicitis
The results of implementing an enhanced recovery protocol for noncomplicated pediatric appendicitis at Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte, NC, are summarized.
SSR ePRO integration assisting surgeons to enhance quality of care
The use of Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes in ACS databases such as the Surgeon Specific Registry are summarized.
ACS NSQIP recognizes 83 hospitals for meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care
ACS NSQIP recognized 83 hospitals for meritorious outcomes in surgical patient care in 2017.
ACS Quality and Safety Conference emphasizes the value of partnering with providers and patients
This article summarizes the topics and issues presented at the 2018 Quality and Safety Conference in Orlando, FL.
Coming next month in JACS and online now: Creating individual surgeon performance assessments in a statewide hospital surgical quality improvement collaborative
A study in an upcoming issue of JACS suggests that low surgeon-specific case volumes and minimal variance between surgeons may limit the utility of ACS NSQIP outcomes measures for individual profiling.
ACS NSQIP honors 66 hospitals for meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care
ACS NSQIP recognized 66 hospitals for meritorious outcomes in surgical patient care in 2016.
Quality improvement in imaging strategies for pediatric appendicitis
This column describes Children’s Hospital of Alabama’s efforts to improve the imaging strategies for pediatric appendicitis by evaluating the rates of different imaging modalities.
Inaugural ACS Quality and Safety Conference: Achieving quality across the continuum of care
This article summarizes the inaugural ACS Quality and Safety Conference, July 21−24 in New York, NY, which focused on a range of topics, including updates on the ACS NSQIP Adult and Pediatric programs, the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, and the Surgeon Specific Registry.
Preoperative smoking cessation: Every patient, every operation
Summarizes the challenges and benefits of launching a preoperative smoking cessation program.
Practice changes lower rates of transfusion, superficial SSI, and morbidity
Researchers at Golisano Children’s Hospital (GCH), University of Rochester, NY, conducted a quality improvement project to determine best practices for reducing pediatric general and pediatric orthopaedic morbidity and mortality due to transfusion and surgical site infection-related complications.
Patient-reported outcomes in surgery: Listening to patients improves quality of care
The role of patient-reported outcome measures are identified in this article, particularly as they relate to enhanced patient engagement and improved quality of surgical care.
Practice changes for reducing UTIs in colon and rectal surgery patients
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, sought to investigate whether standardized management of indwelling urinary catheterization placement and duration could reduce the incident of UTIs after colon and rectal surgery.
Looking forward – January 2017
In this month’s column, Dr. Hoyt reflects on his seven years as ACS Executive Director, including the College’s key accomplishments in that timeframe and future goals of the organization.
Impact of SSI reduction strategy after colorectal resection
A nurse at Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island, NY, describes how that institution reduced surgical site infection for colorectal surgery by taking precautions at all phases of care, from prehospital to postoperative.
ACS NSQIP honors 60 hospitals for meritorious outcomes in surgical care
ACS NSQIP recognized 60 hospitals for meritorious outcomes in surgical patient care in 2015.
Coming in December in JACS, and online now
This news brief highlights a JACS article on the ACS NSQIP® targeted hepatectomy database, which researchers used to analyze operative site drainage after elective hepatectomy.
ACS NSQIP Conference in San Diego to focus on innovation
The theme of the 2016 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Conference—Innovate to Make a Difference—is described in this news brief along with a preview of conference sessions.
ACS and AGS release geriatric perioperative recommendations
The new Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: A Best Practices Guideline—developed by the ACS and American Geriatrics Society provides a framework for addressing complex issues facing patients of advanced age.
