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Identifying Disparities in Access to Surgery for Operable Carcinoma of the Lung in North Carolina
We sought to determine whether a vulnerable population undergoes an expected rate of lobectomy for operable lung cancer. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Aundrea Oliver, Caitlin T. Pipkin, Jan H. Wong, William Irish Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Identifying Low-value Inpatient Hospitalizations Following Emergency Department Requests for Surgical Consultations
Inpatient surgical consultation is sometimes requested for complaints safe for outpatient evaluation and treatment. We hypothesized that exploring inpatient consultations requested within 48 hours of discharge would reveal opportunities to improve value through expedited outpatient follow-up and avoidance of potentially unnecessary hospitalizations. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Michael Pienta, Brian Fallon, Glenn K. Wakam, Gloria Y. Kim, Joseph Zogaib, Matthew A. Corriere Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Pancreatic Cancer Survival: An Examination of Geographic, Racial, and Access Disparities
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether survival from pancreatic cancer improved following Medicaid expansion, taking into consideration geographic, racial, and access disparities. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Erin M. Mobley, Christina Guerrier, Ian Tfirn, Kimberly Vigal, Shoshana Hacker, Keouna Pather, Rhemar Esma, Brett Baskovich, Ziad T. Awad, PhD. alexander parker Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Impact of Patient Engagement Technologies on Cost of the Surgical Encounter in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
Patient engagement technologies (PETs) guide patients through the perioperative period. PETs may improve surgical outcomes, however the cost-effectiveness of such technologies in high-cost surgeries such as cardiac and thoracic surgery is unknown. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Lauren Theiss, Rongbing Xie, Lauren Wood, Connie Shao, Isabel Marques, Daniel I. Chu Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Implementation of a Patient Blood Management Program Results in Decreased Transfusions Without Negatively Impacting Outcomes
The increasing prevalence of patient blood management (PBM) programs has fueled a more thoughtful and restrictive approach to blood transfusion worldwide. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Helen A. Potter, Stephanie Hall, Thomas Bates, Scott Atay, Yong Kwon, Lauren O'Brien, Michael Wang, Peter Marshall, Arash Motamed, Gregory A. Magee Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Integrating Hepatitis C Virus Screening in the Community Through the Emergency Department
Baby boomers account for three-fourths of all hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in the United States. At the time of this study, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended all baby boomers be screened for HCV at least once. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Sung S. Kwon, Gregory Wu Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Intraoperative Deaths: Who and Why, and Can We Prevent Them?
Intraoperative deaths (IOD) are rare but catastrophic. We systematically analyzed IOD to identify clinical and patient safety patterns. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Ander Dorken Gallastegi, Sarah Mikdad, Carolijn Kapoen, Donna Antonelli, Olivia C. MacKenzie, May Pian-Smith, Jeffrey B. Cooper, Keith D. Lillemoe, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Multi-Lingual Communication May Improve Access to Timely COVID Vaccination Among Patients Whose Preferred Language Is Not English
Minority access to COVID vaccine is an ongoing concern. Transplant recipients were identified as a high priority group for vaccination in our state, so we undertook this analysis to study access of non-white or non-English preferring patients to timely vaccination in this population. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Claire de Crescenzo, Heidi Yeh, David C. Chang Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Narrowing the Rural Vs Urban Gap in Cancer Outcomes Using a Model of Academic-community Collaboration to Help Achieve Cancer Accreditation
Disparity in cancer outcomes are often geographic. Within a 29-county service area of Eastern North Carolina (ENC), overall cancer mortality is historically higher than the remaining 71 counties in NC. These findings prompted a call to action within a regional health care system to improve cancer outcomes. We strengthened our network using an Academic-Community Collaborative model, with an emphasis on regional cancer accreditation. Twelve community hospitals are now academic affiliated for cancer care, and over 50% of network hospitals are cancer (COC)-accredited with the American College of Surgeons. (Source: Journal of t...
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Charles H. Shelton Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Non-technical Skills in the Covid-19 Pandemic
We examined the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on non-technical skills of operating room (OR) teams in Singapore. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: James C. Etheridge, Rachel Moyal-Smith, Yves Sonnay, Tze Tein Yong, Hiang Khoon Tan, Christine Lim, Joaquim M. Havens Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Peer Coaching for Surgical Development: Analysis of Attending Professional Fulfillment Scores in a Multi-institutional Coaching Program
Peer surgical coaching has demonstrated promise for performance improvement and continued professional development. We sought to evaluate quantitatively the changes in surgeons ’ professional fulfillment over the course of a peer coaching program. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Robert D. Sinyard, Augustus Gleason, Douglas S. Smink Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Pointing Fingers Over the Drape: Perceptions of Operating Room Delays Differ by Provider Type
Operating room (OR) delays occur frequently and have a major effect on resource utilization and efficiency, which are used as quality metrics. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Laura D. Leonard, Maxwell Shaw, Katie Cunniff, Victoria D. Huynh, Jeniann Yi, Christopher Patton, Nathaen Weitzel, Michelle Ballou, Ethan Cumbler, Sarah Tevis Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Preventative Cancer Screening in Asian Americans: Need for Community Outreach Programs
Asian Americans are the only racial group in the United States to experience cancer as the number one cause of mortality. Yet, Asian Americans have one of the lowest rates of cancer screenings of all minority groups in the United States. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Sung S. Kwon, Gregory Wu Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Preventing Burnout in Urology: A Qualitative Assessment of Interventions and Outcomes
The objective of this study was to qualitatively evaluate the prevalence and effectiveness of specific burnout interventions in urology. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Poone Shoureshi, Casey Seideman, Megan Guerre, David G. Callejas, CPA, Jyoti D. Chouhan Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Reducing Opioid Prescribing for Inpatients Following Acute Care Surgery
Postoperative opioid use is associated with chronic opioid use and abuse. Inpatient postoperative opioid use has never been evaluated. Inpatient opioid use was targeted in a quality improvement initiative with an aim of reducing oral morphine equivalents (OME) used following acute care surgery (ACS) at a large tertiary trauma centre by 30%. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Ashlie Nadler, Dee Naidu, Jori-Lee Cross, Stephanie Rankin, Barbara McArthur, Elaine Avila, Avery Nathens Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research