Clinical Leadership & Infection Control

Study: Web-Based Tool Estimates Surgical Outcomes

A web-based calculator estimates surgical outcomes accurately, according to a study in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

By: Staff

Tuesday, August 20th, 2013

The American College of Surgeons studied clinical data from 393 ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program hospitals and more than 1.4 million patients to develop a web-based universal Surgical Risk Calculator.

Read the full story on the Surgical Risk Calculator in Becker’s ASC Review.

Fewer nurses, same 152% patient-hour growth: How Inova pulled it off

Monday, October 19

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

Presenters: Monica Cfarku, MSN, RN, TCTCN, CCM, NE-BC, InovaTricila Ronquillo, BSN, RN, Inova

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