Recommendations 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...
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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...
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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...
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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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...
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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...
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...
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,...
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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...
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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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