JACS Paper: Multi-Site Implementation of an American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative
The Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) has published a scientific article, "Multi-Site Implementation of an American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Quality Improvement Initiative."
The study evaluated the implementation of standards developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery (CQGS), a collective of 58 organizations across a variety of medical disciplines, including surgery, geriatrics, nursing, and pharmacy. This Coalition, funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, led to the development of the ACS Geriatric Surgery Verification Program (GSV), launched in July 2019.
This represents the first national implementation assessment undertaken by the ACS for one of its quality programs. The CQGS pilot testing was able to demonstrate implementation feasibility for 30 standards - implemented in 8 different hospitals across the US - identify challenges and best practices, and further inform dissemination of the ACS GSV Program.
A short video and a news release explain the study findings.
Read the paper.
Learn more about the study findings.
Watch the video on the study findings.
Go to the ACS Geriatric Surgery Verification Program.
Learn more about JAHF's support of ACS.
