The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S56-S62, November 2009

New approaches to the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: the American College of Surgeons experience

Presented to the Association of Veterans Affairs Surgeons Meeting and NSQIP 15th Anniversary and Festschrift to Shukri Khuri, M.D., Saturday, April 18, 2009, Cambridge, MA.

  • Bruce L. Hall, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Surgery, Olin Business School, and Center for Health Policy, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 314 401 0247; fax: +1 314 454 5509
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  • Karen Richards, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
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  • Angela Ingraham, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
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  • Clifford Y. Ko, M.D., M.S., M.S.H.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA
    • Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Received 28 May 2009

Abstract 

In honor of the seminal contributions of Dr. Shukri Khuri to the foundation and development of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), a review of recent work and new directions within the American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP is presented, according to the following outline:

I.recent work

II.potential existing limitations of NSQIP

III.directions underway for the future

IV.additional initiatives and topics.

Keywords: ACS NSQIP, VA NSQIP, Quality Improvement, Specialization, Imputation, Collaboratives

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 B.L.H. was supported by the Center for Health Policy, under the direction of Dr. William Peck, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. A.I. is a research fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

PII: S0002-9610(09)00464-4

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.026

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S56-S62, November 2009

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