{"id":9192,"date":"2021-11-17T15:25:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=9192"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:06:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T21:06:53","slug":"unc-named-acs-nsqip-meritorious-hospital-for-2020-for-both-all-cases-and-high-risk-cases-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/unc-named-acs-nsqip-meritorious-hospital-for-2020-for-both-all-cases-and-high-risk-cases-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Named ACS NSQIP Meritorious Hospital for 2020 for Both ALL CASES and HIGH RISK CASES Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 29, 2021 – 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 recognized UNC Hospitals for achieving \u201cmeritorious\u201d outcomes for surgical patient care for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

Of an eligible 607 hospitals participating in the adult program in 2020, UNC Hospitals was recognized and deemed \u201cMeritorious\u201d across both the \u201cAll Cases\u201d and the \u201cHigh-Risk Cases\u201d categories \u2013 a distinction that only 51 other hospitals received in 2020. Moreover, only 34 other hospitals (~5.8%) achieved this distinction in both 2019 and 2020 – putting UNC among the ranks of Mass General, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, and NYU Langone.<\/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 607 participating sites for 2020.<\/p>\n

UNC Hospitals – All Surgical<\/h4>\n

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2019 Data Chart<\/a><\/p>\n

UNC Hospital performance across all surgical cases was ranked as ‘Exemplary<\/i>‘ in the following categories: Pneumonia, Ventilator > 48 hours, venous thromboembolism (VTE), 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 UTI.<\/p>\n

UNC Urology<\/h4>\n

UNC Hospitals’ Urology surgical cases (chart below) performed ‘As Expected<\/i>‘ in all major categories; achieving ‘Exemplary<\/i>‘ metrics for cases involving Morbidity, surgical site infection (SSI), Sepsis<\/p>\n

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2019 Data Chart<\/a><\/p>\n

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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, 2021. ACS NSQIP\u00ae Semiannual Report: Site Summary – UNC Hospitals January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020<\/i><\/p>\n

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About the ACS NSQIP<\/h2>\n

Many hospitals have trouble tracking surgical complications and may lack the data necessary to analyze and take appropriate steps to fix problem areas. You can\u2019t improve a hospital\u2019s surgical quality if you can\u2019t measure it; and for that, you need robust, valid data. Yet 59% of surveyed sites were unaware of their hospital\u2019s surgical complication rate before they joined the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program\u00ae (ACS NSQIP\u00ae).<\/p>\n

ACS NSQIP data enhances a hospital\u2019s ability to zero in on preventable complications. Because it was developed by surgeons who understand the realities of the operating room, ACS NSQIP helps hundreds of hospitals across the country gauge the quality of their surgical programs with unrivaled precision and measurably improve surgical outcomes.<\/p>\n

Learn More<\/a><\/p>\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