Surgical Care Improvement Project Measures among Rural and Urban Hospitals in West Virginia

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Reviews data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) from 10 rural community hospitals in West Virginia to determine the quality of surgical care given by rural providers. Data reported was compared to a set of process measures demonstrating the rates of surgical morbidity and mortality, surgical site infections, and other complications following surgery.

Yuya K. Kudo, Linda V. Davis, Dustin M. Long, John C. Honaker, Don K. Nakayama

American Surgeon, 82(1), E20-E22

08/2016

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Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Statistics and data · Surgery · West Virginia