A Comparison of 2 Surgical Site Infection Monitoring Systems | Zendy

Mila H. Ju | Zendy; Clifford Y. Ko | Zendy; Bruce L. Hall | Zendy; Charles L. Bosk | Zendy; Karl Y. Bilimoria | Zendy; Elizabeth C. Wick | Zendy

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A Comparison of 2 Surgical Site Infection Monitoring Systems

Author(s) -

Mila H. Ju,

Clifford Y. Ko,

Bruce L. Hall,

Charles L. Bosk,

Karl Y. Bilimoria,

Elizabeth C. Wick

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2891

Subject(s) - medicine , surgical site infection , infection control , emergency medicine , reimbursement , health care , surgery , economics , economic growth

Surgical site infection (SSI) has emerged as the leading publicly reported surgical outcome and is tied to payment determinations. Many hospitals monitor SSIs using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP), in addition to mandatory participation (for most states) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), which has resulted in duplication of effort and incongruent data.

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