A study published in the Archives of Surgery reported that a regional collaborative is an efficient way to improve outcomes for surgical patients, according to the study's abstract.
The study, titled "Accelerating the Pace of Surgical Quality Improvement: The Power of Hospital Collaboration," analyzed quality outcomes for surgical patients in 16 hospitals that participated in the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative. Hospital participants agreed to pool data and share information that would help them assess best practices for improved patient outcomes.
Results show that the Michigan hospitals reduced the number of surgical complications by approximately 10 percent, while the rest of the country in that same time period saw no significant change in complication rates, according to the study.
Read the abstract of "Accelerating the Pace of Surgical Quality Improvement: The Power of Hospital Collaboration."
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The study, titled "Accelerating the Pace of Surgical Quality Improvement: The Power of Hospital Collaboration," analyzed quality outcomes for surgical patients in 16 hospitals that participated in the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative. Hospital participants agreed to pool data and share information that would help them assess best practices for improved patient outcomes.
Results show that the Michigan hospitals reduced the number of surgical complications by approximately 10 percent, while the rest of the country in that same time period saw no significant change in complication rates, according to the study.
Read the abstract of "Accelerating the Pace of Surgical Quality Improvement: The Power of Hospital Collaboration."
Read other coverage about healthcare information technology:
- Study: Videoconferencing a Booming IT Solution in Healthcare
- Healthcare Organizations in Minnesota Connect 75% of Minnesotans Through Nationwide Network
- HHS Panel Urges Physicians to Explain Patients' Privacy Rights in Simple Language