NSQIP Admin Leads Meeting Agenda November 9, 2011

NSQIP Admin Leads Meeting AgendaNovember 9, 2011

• NSQIP working group

• Monthly things to keep an eye on!

• Evaluating NSQIP – cost effectiveness – brainstorm

• Demo on Healthbench/Pascal Metrics – November 18th

NSQIP working group

• CPT codes• US sites without NSQIP• Expert coder from the US• If used for case selection then OK• If synoptic reporting coming then not

needed• Should have a better sense by end of year

• E-mail from ACS statistician – groups of CPTs• 30 day follow up

Membership Recommendations

• One SCR per HA• 3/5 hrs per month• Rotating if there is interest from more than one SCR interested• Rotate based on topic focus• Can’t jeopardize charts

Rachel Wilson (VIHA), Mary Cameron-Lane (VCH), Cheryl Olm (NH), Kerry Cardwell (IHA), Lila Gottenbos/Betty Allen (Fraser), Barbara Drake (VCH) and Meghan Macleod (Providence)

• Team guide• What to ask?• What to look for?• Key ingredients for success• Make it your own – ask SC and SCRs• Super DRAFT

Monthly Things to Keep an Eye on!

Workflow - NSQIP

Evaluating NSQP – cost effectiveness

• HSPO perspective• BCPSQC perspective• What is your perspective?• How shall we get started?

Team work and Communication Initiative

• Expression of Interest – update• Oversurveying • Accreditation Canada

• HealthBench Demo November 18th 7 am