How Well Are Surgical Quality Improvement Projects Planned? Review of 242 Surgical Improvement Efforts Across 5 American College of Surgeons Quality Programs
Thorough planning is a critical component of effective QI, and our study reflects significant opportunity for its improvement. The ACS Quality Framework may serve as a guide to improve QI planning, thereby promoting efficiency and effectiveness of these efforts.
Authors
- Xane Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9079-1614)
- Karen Pollitt
- Tejen Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6642-2885)
- Lynn Modla
- Shelbie D Waddle
- Sarah F Valek
- Eileen Reilly
- Clifford Y. Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3186-8673)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Loyola University Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- Northwestern Medicine (US)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
- American College of Surgeons (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001228
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09