Your Best Tool Is the One You Know How to Use
- 1 December 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Vol. 231 (6), 739-742
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.09.016
Abstract
In this issue of the Journal, Beeson and colleagues 1 Beesoon S. Sydora B.C. Thanh N.X. et al. Does the introduction of American College of Surgeons NSQIP improve outcomes? A systematic review of the academic literature. J Am Coll Surg. 2020; 231 : 721-739 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Google Scholar present a review of the published experience using the American College of Surgeons (ACS) NSQIP quality assessment and feedback platform to drive quality improvement (QI). The authors should be congratulated for pursuing a very challenging question and for bringing a well-structured inquiry to the challenge. They conclude that, although not every investigation has reached a definitive positive conclusion, published works provide ample evidence that the ACS NSQIP platform can be part of a very useful toolset and have a positive impact on processes and outcomes, including financial or resource end points.Keywords
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