{"id":8638,"date":"2021-01-06T14:04:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T19:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=8638"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:10:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T21:10:29","slug":"acs-nsqip-recognizes-unc-hospitals-for-achieving-meritorious-outcomes-for-surgical-patient-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/acs-nsqip-recognizes-unc-hospitals-for-achieving-meritorious-outcomes-for-surgical-patient-care\/","title":{"rendered":"ACS NSQIP Recognizes UNC Hospitals for Achieving Meritorious Outcomes for Surgical Patient Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 5, 2020 – Original Press Release<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

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The American College of Surgeons<\/a> National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP\u00ae) has UNC Hospitals among the recognized 89 of an eligible 607 hospitals participating in the adult program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2019.<\/p>\n

UNC Hospitals was recognized and deemed \u201cMeritorious\u201d across the “All Cases” and the “High-Risk Cases” categories.<\/p>\n

ACS NSQIP Semiannual Report: UNC Site Summary<\/h2>\n

These outcomes data reflect UNC\u2019s and UNC Urology\u2019s surgery ACS NSQIP performance benchmarked against the full 719 participating sites for 2019.<\/p>\n

\"UNC<\/a>
\nUNC Hospital performance across all surgical cases was ranked as ‘Exemplary<\/i>‘ in the following categories: Mortality, Cardiac, Ventilator > 48 hours, Sepsis, and ROR (Return to Operating Room). The only category across all surgical cases performed at UNC Hospitals that were labeled as ‘Needs Improvement<\/i>‘ was Readmission.<\/p>\n

UNC Hospitals’ Urology surgical cases (chart below) performed ‘As Expected<\/i>‘ in all major categories; achieving ‘Exemplary<\/i>‘ metrics for cases involving Renal Failure.
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* Determined by Outlier status or Adjusted Quartile status.<\/i>
\n** Predicted Observed Rate is the model-adjusted observed rate.<\/i>
\nData: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2020. ACS NSQIP\u00ae Semiannual Report: Site Summary – UNC Hospitals January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019<\/i><\/p>\n

About the ACS NSQIP<\/h2>\n

ACS NSQIP-participating hospitals are required to track the outcomes of inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures; these outcomes are then analyzed by the ACS and reported back to hospitals. The results will inform patient safety initiatives within the hospital and impact the quality of surgical care.<\/p>\n

The ACS NSQIP recognition program commends a select group of hospitals for achieving a meritorious composite score in either an \u201cAll Cases\u201d category or a category that includes only \u201cHigh Risk\u201d cases. Each composite score was determined through a different weighted formula combining eight outcomes. Outcomes in the following eight clinical areas were evaluated:<\/p>\n