Reducing Healthcare Costs Using ACS NSQIP‐Driven Quality Improvement Projects: A Success Story from Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC)
- 12 September 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 43 (2), 331-338
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4785-5
Abstract
Surgical complications increase hospital length of stay and costs and lead to poor patient experience. We aim to evaluate our complication rates over time and the financial impact of joining the adult multi-specialty American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC).This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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