Implementing a standardized quality verification program in hospitals can significantly enhance surgical care, as demonstrated by a review study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). This review provides comprehensive evidence on the positive impact of team-based and disease-based clinical programs, compliance with hospital-level regulatory metrics, and their effect on patient outcomes.
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Emergency General Surgery Verification Program Verifies First Five Hospitals
Five hospitals are among the first in the nation to be verified under the new American College of Surgeons Emergency General Surgery Verification Program (ACS EGS-VP) launched in September 2022.
Vascular Verification Program Verifies First Four Hospitals
The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), has verified the first four hospitals as part of the recently launched Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP).
American College of Surgeons verifies first 25 hospitals as part of its Quality Verification Program
The American College of Surgeons Quality Verification Program (ACS QVP) has recognized its inaugural 25 verified hospitals during this year’s ACS Quality and Safety Conference.
ACS NSQIP recognizes 90 hospitals for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care
The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized 90 of an eligible 607 hospitals participating in the adult program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2020.
New Quality Verification Program for hospitals will benefit participants in ACS NSQIP
Hospitals participating in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) now have a new resource available to further improve surgical quality for their patients: the ACS Quality Verification Program (QVP).
New cross-specialty ACS Quality Verification Program will improve quality and safety for all surgical patients
ACS QVP provides a proven, standardized method for establishing, measuring, and improving a hospital’s quality infrastructure across surgical departments.
ACS NSQIP recognizes 89 hospitals for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care
ACS NSQIP has recognized 89 of an eligible 607 hospitals for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2019.