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Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
Background
Of the more than 42 million surgeries performed in the United States each year,
up to 40 percent have associated postoperative complications, such as infection,
thromboembolic events, respiratory complications, and adverse cardiac events. These
complications take a toll not only on the patients, but also on the overall cost
of health care—increasing length of stay and hospital costs. A significant
percentage of these complications are preventable.
During the national surgical infection prevention collaborative, in which 44 hospitals
participated, surgical infections were reduced by 27 percent. A SCIP collaborative
is just one intervention planned to assist hospitals in reducing surgical complications
and preparing the hospital for pay-for-performance.
Quality Measures
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Quality Measures
Methodology
Participating hospitals are working to achieve a 25 percent reduction in failure
rate on surgical site infections (six measures) and venous thromboembolism (two
measures)
Organizations Supporting the Project
HSAG SCIP Lead
Susanne R. Anders, RN, CPHQ
Clinical Quality Specialist
1.520.661.9370
sanders@azqio.sdps.org
Resources
Spreading SCIP Success
in Arizona Hospital Toolkit
MedQIC:
SCIP Materials on MedQIC Web site
SCIP Toolkit
May 30, 2007, SCIP WebEx
Suzanne Anders, RN, CPHQ
Implementing SCIP Interventions
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download the WebEx player to your computer.
Click here to view the WebEx.
Presentation Handout (PDF, 618 KB)
May 1, 2007, SCIP WebEx
Howard Pitluk, MD, MPH, FACS
SCIP Quality Measures: A Surgeon's Perspective
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download the WebEx player to your computer.
Click here to view the WebEx.
Presentation Handout (PDF,
521KB)
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