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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedTang AB, Childers CP, Dworsky JQ
Surgeon work captured by the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program across specialties.
The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database is increasingly used for surgical research. However, it is unclear how well this database represents the breadth of work performed by different specialties. Using the 2017 NSQIP participant use file and the 2017 Medicare Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary file, the investigators evaluated (1) what proportion of surgical work was captured by NSQIP, (2) what procedures and disciplines were undersampled, and (3) the overall concordance between the NSQIP sample and a national sample.
AHRQ-funded; HS000046.
Citation: Tang AB, Childers CP, Dworsky JQ .
Surgeon work captured by the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program across specialties.
Surgery 2020 Mar;167(3):550-55. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.11.013..
Keywords: Surgery, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Provider: Physician, Provider, Medicare, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Sheetz KH, Ibrahim AM, Regenbogen SE
Surgeon experience and Medicare expenditures for laparoscopic compared to open colectomy.
This population-based study examined whether surgeon experience with laparoscopy influenced payments for laparoscopy versus open surgery colectomies. The study used 182,852 national Medicare beneficiaries undergoing colectomies between 2010 and 2012. Surgeons with the most laparoscopic experience did experience an average payment savings of $5456 per patient in laparoscopic versus open cases. For surgeons in the lowest quartile of experience there was no difference.
AHRQ-funded; HS023597.
Citation: Sheetz KH, Ibrahim AM, Regenbogen SE .
Surgeon experience and Medicare expenditures for laparoscopic compared to open colectomy.
Ann Surg 2018 Dec;268(6):1036-42. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002312..
Keywords: Elderly, Surgery, Medicare, Healthcare Costs, Provider: Physician