The contribution of benchmarking to quality improvement in healthcare. A systematic literature review
Background Benchmarking has been recognised as a valuable method to help identify
strengths and weaknesses at all levels of the healthcare system. Despite a growing interest …
strengths and weaknesses at all levels of the healthcare system. Despite a growing interest …
Quality improvement in surgery: the American College of Surgeons national surgical quality improvement program approach
AM Ingraham, KE Richards, BL Hall… - Advances in …, 2010 - advancessurgery.com
SURGICAL QUALITY: MEANING AND ASSESSMENT The Donabedian model consists of 3
components for measuring the quality of health care: structure, process, and outcome …
components for measuring the quality of health care: structure, process, and outcome …
Development and evaluation of the universal ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator: a decision aid and informed consent tool for patients and surgeons
KY Bilimoria, Y Liu, JL Paruch, L Zhou… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Accurately estimating surgical risks is critical for shared decision making and
informed consent. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may soon put forth a …
informed consent. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may soon put forth a …
Surgical risk is not linear: derivation and validation of a novel, user-friendly, and machine-learning-based predictive optimal trees in emergency surgery risk (POTTER) …
D Bertsimas, J Dunn, GC Velmahos… - Annals of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Methods: All ES patients in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality
Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) 2007 to 2013 database were included (derivation …
Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) 2007 to 2013 database were included (derivation …
Reliability of the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status scale in clinical practice
A Sankar, SR Johnson, WS Beattie… - British journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Previous studies, which relied on hypothetical cases and chart reviews, have
questioned the inter-rater reliability of the ASA physical status (ASA-PS) scale. We therefore …
questioned the inter-rater reliability of the ASA physical status (ASA-PS) scale. We therefore …
[HTML][HTML] Trends in hospital volume and operative mortality for high-risk surgery
JF Finks, NH Osborne… - New England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background There were numerous efforts in the United States during the previous decade to
concentrate selected surgical procedures in high-volume hospitals. It remains unknown …
concentrate selected surgical procedures in high-volume hospitals. It remains unknown …
Optimizing ACS NSQIP modeling for evaluation of surgical quality and risk: patient risk adjustment, procedure mix adjustment, shrinkage adjustment, and surgical …
ME Cohen, CY Ko, KY Bilimoria, L Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
(ACS NSQIP) collects detailed clinical data from participating hospitals using standardized …
(ACS NSQIP) collects detailed clinical data from participating hospitals using standardized …
Cost and mortality associated with postoperative acute kidney injury
C Hobson, T Ozrazgat-Baslanti, A Kuxhausen… - Annals of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the incremental hospital cost and mortality associated with the
development of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and with other associated …
development of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and with other associated …
Association of hospital participation in a quality reporting program with surgical outcomes and expenditures for Medicare beneficiaries
NH Osborne, LH Nicholas, AM Ryan, JR Thumma… - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement
Program (ACS NSQIP) provides feedback to hospitals on risk-adjusted outcomes. It is not …
Program (ACS NSQIP) provides feedback to hospitals on risk-adjusted outcomes. It is not …
The Surgical Mortality Probability Model: derivation and validation of a simple risk prediction rule for noncardiac surgery
Objective: To develop a 30-day mortality risk index for noncardiac surgery that can be used
to communicate risk information to patients and guide clinical management at the “point-of …
to communicate risk information to patients and guide clinical management at the “point-of …