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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedMinami CA, Dahlke A, Bilimoria KY
Public reporting in surgery: an emerging opportunity to improve care and inform patients.
The authors reviewed the benefits and concerns surrounding public reporting and then suggested some possible solutions to these problems in a stride toward better implementation and utilization of public reporting to improve surgical outcomes. They concluded that, although there are problems with the current approach, continual refinement of public reporting systems has the potential to provide individualized, relevant data that would not only lend a sense of agency to the American public but also motivate hospitals to engage in meaningful quality improvement.
AHRQ-funded; HS021857.
Citation: Minami CA, Dahlke A, Bilimoria KY .
Public reporting in surgery: an emerging opportunity to improve care and inform patients.
Ann Surg 2015 Feb;261(2):241-2. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001033.
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Keywords: Quality of Care, Outcomes, Public Reporting, Quality Improvement, Surgery
Sjoding MW, Cooke CR
The importance of rigorous evaluation of quality measurement programs.
The authors comment on a study evaluating a California program to determine whether public reporting of ICU mortality rates improved patient outcomes. They argue that as these programs move from public reporting to pay-for-performance as a primary mechanism for incentivizing improvement, the research community must ensure they are both fair and effective.
AHRQ-funded; HS020672.
Citation: Sjoding MW, Cooke CR .
The importance of rigorous evaluation of quality measurement programs.
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2015 Jan;12(1):107-8. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201412-588ED..
Keywords: Quality Improvement, Public Reporting, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Policy, Outcomes
Dahlke AR, Chung JW, Holl JL
Evaluation of initial participation in public reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP surgical outcomes on Medicare's Hospital Compare website.
The objective of this paper was to compare CMS-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (CMS-NSQIP) participating hospitals with American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) hospitals that elected not to participate in Hospital Compare. The researchers found few measurable differences between CMS-NSQIP participating and nonparticipating hospitals.
AHRQ-funded; HS021857.
Citation: Dahlke AR, Chung JW, Holl JL .
Evaluation of initial participation in public reporting of American College of Surgeons NSQIP surgical outcomes on Medicare's Hospital Compare website.
J Am Coll Surg 2014 Mar;218(3):374-80, 80.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.11.022.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Outcomes, Public Reporting, Quality Improvement, Surgery