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February 17, 2014Clinics in Colon and Rectal SurgeryOpen Access

The Future of Quality Measurement in the United States

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Key result

Quality improvement programs reduce surgical morbidity and mortality but current measures require refinement.

Why the study?

Quality improvement programs have improved morbidity and mortality but require refinement to better assess specialty surgeries and address potential flaws in quality measures.

Design

Review of quality improvement programs in surgery

Authors

FYFia Yi

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Overview

Supports cautious QI adoption in colorectal surgery; leaves open refinement of specialty-specific metrics.

PICO

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Population
Quality improvement in surgery
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Intervention / Comparator
Quality improvement programs

Discusses the current state, challenges, and future directions of surgical quality improvement programs in the United States.

Limitations

  • Inherent flaws in the database may inaccurately identify low and high performing hospitals and individuals.
  • Participation places extended requirements on hospitals and physicians.

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Fia Yi (2014) conducted a review in Quality improvement in surgery. Quality improvement programs was evaluated. Quality improvement programs decrease surgical morbidity and mortality, though current measures require refinement to address database flaws and relevance to specialty surgeries.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab2249d2b7e9ae1da2429c8https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1366917
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