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Investing in a Surgical Outcomes Auditing System
Joint Authors
Ayala, Ruben
Trost, Kristen
Bermudez, Luis
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Humanitarian surgical organizations consider both quantity of patients receiving care and quality of the care provided as a measure of success.
However, organizational efficacy is often judged by the percent of resources spent towards direct intervention/surgery, which may discourage investment in an outcomes monitoring system.
Operation Smile's established Global Standards of Care mandate minimum patient followup and quality of care.
Purpose.
To determine whether investment of resources in an outcomes monitoring system is necessary and effectively measures success.
Methods.
This paper analyzes the quantity and completeness of data collected over the past four years and compares it against changes in personnel and resources assigned to the program.
Operation Smile began investing in multiple resources to obtain the missing data necessary to potentially implement a global Surgical Outcomes Auditing System.
Existing personnel resources were restructured to focus on postoperative program implementation, data acquisition and compilation, and training materials used to educate local foundation and international employees.
Results.
An increase in the number of postoperative forms and amount of data being submitted to headquarters occurred.
Conclusions.
Humanitarian surgical organizations would benefit from investment in a surgical outcomes monitoring system in order to demonstrate success and to ameliorate quality of care.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bermudez, Luis& Trost, Kristen& Ayala, Ruben. 2013. Investing in a Surgical Outcomes Auditing System. Plastic Surgery International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bermudez, Luis…[et al.]. Investing in a Surgical Outcomes Auditing System. Plastic Surgery International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bermudez, Luis& Trost, Kristen& Ayala, Ruben. Investing in a Surgical Outcomes Auditing System. Plastic Surgery International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489232
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489232