Hospitals to report on normothermia
ORs are ramping up efforts to keep surgical patients warm. Medicare has adopted an expanded measure on perioperative temperature management as part of the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP). The...
View ArticlePendulum swings on glucose control
Tight glucose control for critically ill patients gained credence several years ago after a landmark study showed tight control for ICU patients reduced the incidence of infections and mortality. Now...
View ArticleIs urinary catheter really necessary?
Indwelling urinary catheters are routinely inserted in surgical patients to reduce postoperative bladder dysfunction that can result from anesthesia, analgesia, and immobility. But the benefits are...
View ArticleSurgery is front and center in new Medicare value-based purchasing
This year, the quality movement takes a big step with the start of Medicare’s value-based purchasing (VBP) program. Beginning October 1, 2012, part of your hospital’s Medicare payments will be based on...
View ArticlePerformance on patient safety measures linked to hospital financial performance
Editor’s Note Hospitals that perform better on measures to prevent postoperative complications also have better performance on measures of profitability, this study finds. Improved patient safety...
View ArticleEditorial
But 160,000 is a large number. “There’s still a lot of needless death and harm in American hospitals,” says Leah Binder, Leapfrog’s president and chief executive officer. Leapfrog, a national More »...
View ArticleAssociation of postop MI with high mortality rates after vascular surgery
Editor’s Note Despite high rates of patients discharged with cardioprotective medications, the long-term burden of postoperative myocardial infarction (MI) after major vascular surgery is substantial,...
View ArticleConsumer views on use of digital data for COVID-19 control
Editor’s Note This survey study of US adults found that many were averse to their information being used on digital platforms to mitigate COVID-19 transmission. Of 6,284 adults surveyed, 3,547...
View ArticleNew SCIP measures being introduced
One more SCIP measure is added for reporting for fiscal year 2010. Two more are proposed for fiscal 2011 as part of the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP). Beginning Oct 1, 2009, the start of FY...
View ArticleSCIP: Getting everyone on board
OR Manager asked Dale Bratzler, DO, MPH, who coordinates the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) to respond to readers’questions about the project and getting all practitioners on board Q Who...
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