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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Necessity Of Real Time Tracking In Quality Measures And Outcomes, Emily Owens
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: Necessity Of Real Time Tracking In Quality Measures And Outcomes, Emily Owens
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Abstract
A High Reliability Organization (HRO), such as this Northern California Medical Center, holds itself to high standards of performance in the areas of recognition, ranking, and accreditation. The commonality between these high-scored and valuable acknowledgements is the pillars of Quality Outcomes. As benchmarking and reporting allow this facility to measure outcomes against self and other plans, it greatly strengthens the internal focus for continual improvement and goal setting in direct patient care and outcomes. A deeper layer of the Quality Department includes the bundle “ERAS – Enhanced Recovery After Surgery”, which is compiled of principles aiming to minimize opioid …