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New study focuses on distractions, interruptions during surgical counting
The number of distractions in day-to-day life is only increasing with technology and inundations from all forms of multimedia. Operating rooms (ORs) are no exception, but they also are areas where any...
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Leveraging knowledge management for better quality surgical care: An...
HIGHLIGHTS Summarizes the evolution of knowledge management and its applications in health care Describes the benefits of knowledge management including enhanced collaboration, reduced preventable...
View ArticleMake the call: A car crash, trauma care, standards, and inequity
How would you deal with this situation? It is New Year’s Eve, and the driver of a stolen vehicle is traveling 80 miles per hour on an interstate highway. He loses control and hits multiple cars,...
View ArticleThe prescription America needs right now is more than a vaccine
I’ve given half my life to medicine, and medicine wouldn’t give my husband a chest X ray. Some kids stole a truck New Year’s Eve. And they almost stole my husband’s life alongside it. That night, I...
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TQIP 2020 meeting outlines the future of trauma care
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) hosted the virtual 2020 Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP®) Annual Scientific Meeting and Training December 7−10. Drawing 6,453 participants as of...
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Two new ACS verification programs cast a wider net to ensure quality for all...
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is expanding its suite of verification programs to better meet the needs of surgeons and patients. The two new programs include the ACS Quality Verification...
View ArticleI COUGH provides blueprint for sustainable quality improvement
As the health care sector continues to shift toward a focus on promoting patient safety, outcome-driven practices, value, and efficiency, quality improvement (QI) projects in surgery are gaining...
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Janet Maria Vaughan—An unlikely hero
Dame Janet Maria Vaughan In the crucible of war, heroes are forged. We remember the political leaders who made critical decisions or the soldiers who put their lives on the line. Other heroes emerge...
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The role of the site reviewer: Ensuring patient-centered standards for...
HIGHLIGHTS Identifies how accreditation standards enhance quality of care Describes the qualities of effective site reviewers Provides examples of process improvements developed from reviewer feedback...
View ArticleRecommendations pour in as surgeons navigate COVID-19 pandemic
When the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began rising across the U.S. in March, regulators and administrators called for hospitals, surgeons, and other providers to...
View ArticleNew ACS-led verification program aims to improve care for rural surgical...
HIGHLIGHTS Describes the goals of developing a new program for verifying surgical quality in rural hospitals Identifies how this program will differ from other accreditation entities Underscores the...
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Michigan hospital participates in first pilot site visit for new ACS rural...
HIGHLIGHTS Describes the program standards evaluated during the MMMC-Alpena pilot site visit Outlines previsit preparation, specifically the PRQ Summarizes lessons learned from the pilot site visit...
View ArticleACS COT participates in study to develop comparative data on trauma care...
HIGHLIGHTS Describes the development of the CAFE study and its role in determining variation in trauma patient care Outlines studies that identify significant variation in patient outcomes among...
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A surgeon’s Woodstock
Before giving a recent lecture, I mentioned to my hosts that my father, Sydney P. Schiff, MD, FACS, had studied at their medical school, Queen’s University in Kingston, ON, during World War II. They...
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TQIP annual meeting identifies new approaches to trauma care
Dr. Maxson The 2019 Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP®) Annual Scientific Meeting and Training, November 16−18 in Dallas, TX, drew 1,960 attendees, including TQIP participants, staff, speakers,...
View ArticleA new direction for “A look at The Joint Commission”
For quite some time now, this column has brought Joint Commission-related news and information to surgeons. In the last year, the column has covered a variety of relevant topics, including guidelines...
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Becker’s Hospital Review names Dr. Ko one of 50 patient safety experts
Dr. Ko Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, Director, American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®), and Director, ACS Division of Research and Optimal Patient...
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Dr. Ellner receives inaugural Roger Schenke Award from AAPL
Dr. Ellner with the award The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) presented the inaugural Roger Schenke Award to Scott J. Ellner, DO, MPH, FACS, at its annual meeting April 18 in Las...
View ArticleOne surgeon’s principles
I am in my 80s, and I know myself most fortunate to be able to make that statement. I have been a surgeon for nearly 50 years. I am grateful for those years of doing what I believe I was meant to do...
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Dr. Sachdeva delivers Bruce E. Spivey, MD, lecture at AAO meeting
Dr. Spivey (left) and Dr. Sachdeva Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, Director of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Division of Education, delivered the Bruce E. Spivey, MD, Lecture in Risk...
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