2015
The Surgical Care Improvement Project Antibiotic Guidelines
Schonberger RB, Barash PG, Lagasse RS. The Surgical Care Improvement Project Antibiotic Guidelines. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 121: 397-403. PMID: 26197373, PMCID: PMC4510848, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccreditationAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CostsGuideline AdherenceHospital CostsHumansPerioperative CarePolicy MakingPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReimbursement, IncentiveSurgical Wound InfectionTreatment OutcomeConceptsSurgical Care Improvement ProjectSurgical site infectionSite infectionCare Improvement ProjectQuality improvement projectSuccessful quality improvement projectImprovement projectQuality improvement effortsAntibiotic recommendationsAntibiotic guidelinesQuality collaborativesIndividual cliniciansBehavioral interventionsGood evidenceInfectionCliniciansImprovement efforts
2014
Variation in Surgical Quality Measure Adherence within Hospital Referral Regions: Do Publicly Reported Surgical Quality Measures Distinguish among Hospitals That Patients Are Likely to Compare?
Safavi KC, Dai F, Gilbertsen TA, Schonberger RB. Variation in Surgical Quality Measure Adherence within Hospital Referral Regions: Do Publicly Reported Surgical Quality Measures Distinguish among Hospitals That Patients Are Likely to Compare? Health Services Research 2014, 49: 1108-1120. PMID: 24611578, PMCID: PMC4111773, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChoice BehaviorDatabases, FactualGuideline AdherenceHumansInformation DisseminationMedicarePatient PreferenceQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReferral and ConsultationSurgery Department, HospitalSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesUnited States Dept. of Health and Human ServicesConceptsHospital referral regionsSurgical quality measuresReferral regionsSurgical site infection preventionSurgical site infectionInterquartile rangePublic reporting websitesMajority of hospitalsHealth Care ProjectDepartment of HealthSite infectionAdherence ratesInfection preventionHOSPITAL scorePatient decisionMeasure adherenceSurgical providersHospitalPatientsCare ProjectDartmouth AtlasMore studiesQuality measuresHigh rateScores