SHCMAQualityReport2020

National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

In 2017, Shriners Hospitals for Children began participating in the American College of Surgeon’s National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for Pediatrics (NSQIP Pediatrics). NSQIP Pediatrics collects pre and post outcomes data for most surgical specialties and allow hospitals to: • Demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement by participating in the first national database to measure surgical outcomes in all specialties of children's surgery • Collect actionable clinical outcomes data specific to children's surgery • Act on clinical data to improve care in children's surgery As of year-end 2019, five (5) Shriners Hospitals for Children hospitals are participating in the NSQIP Peds program. Two additional hospitals will begin participating in Q2 2020.

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