Tracking Quality: Data Registries

Brenda M. Zosa, Anne O Lidor

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Abstract

One method in which surgical quality can be measured is with the use of data registries, which can be accessed by users for comparative performance metrics. Several societies, such as the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Americas’ Hernia Society, and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, have invested both cost (shared with institutions) and labor into data registries which can then track outcomes and be used to drive performance improvement. Risk-adjusted feedback can be critical information supplied to drive process change at the local level. Many of these registries lack patient-reported outcome measures, which would provide even more quality information to surgeons, but these are actively under development. Registries also tend to lack long-term outcome measurements, so conclusions drawn by the measured data are typically applicable in the perioperative period.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe SAGES Manual of Quality, Outcomes and Patient Safety, Second Edition
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages91-105
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9783030946104
ISBN (Print)9783030946098
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2022

Keywords

  • Outcomes
  • Patient-reported outcomes measurement
  • Quality improvement
  • Registries

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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