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The college is governed by a Board of Regents, a Board of Governors, and a variety of local ACS Chapters. The Board of Regents formulates policy and directs the affairs of the college. The Board of Governors acts as the liaison between the Board of Regents and the Fellows. The local ACS Chapters exert the college's influence at the community level.
Strong for Surgery (S4S) is a public health campaign and quality improvement (QI) initiative developed and launched by the University of Washington in Washington State in 2012. [1] Strong for Surgery was developed by the Comparative Effectiveness Research Translation Network (CERTAIN) and informed by data from the Surgical Care and Outcomes ...
The Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE®) is the national curriculum for general surgery and its associated subspecialties, housed within the American Board of Surgery. It was originally founded as a nonprofit consortium in 2004 by seven organizations involved in U.S. surgical education.
In 1991 the National VA Surgical Risk Study (NVASRS) began in 44 Veteran's Administration Medical Centers. By 31 December 1993, there was information for 500,000 non-cardiac surgical procedures. In 1994 NVASRS was expanded to all 128 HVA hospitals that performed the surgery.
The Association for Academic Surgery is the world's largest organization dedicated exclusively to the promotion of surgical research. It has about 3,000 active and senior members. [1] Its annual meeting is the association's main forum to communicate scientific progress in surgery. Until 2005, the association held its own meetings.
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A leaked video of UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty defending claim denials after Brian Thompson’s murder has sparked backlash. Critics argue the policy contributes to medical bankruptcies and lives ...
Data are submitted quarterly and quality is monitored through a data validation site visit, a TQIP validator, and data quality reporting. Feedback to participating trauma centers about their relative performance encourages the sharing of practices during the annual meeting with emphasis on high performers and web conferences. [4]