Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) IPG

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The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) is a national partnership of organizations committed to improving the safety of surgical care through the reduction of post-operative complications. Partners in the SCIP believe that a meaningful reduction in complications requires that surgeons, anesthesiologists, perioperative nurses, pharmacists, infection control professionals and hospital executives work together to intensify their commitment to making surgical care improvement a priority.

In addition to continuing to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs), the SCIP Partnership is broadening the scope of the new national project by targeting additional adverse events to include cardiac, respiratory and venous thromboembolic complications.

Project Description

SCIP is a national hospital initiative designed to educate providers and encourage institutional leaders to increase the use of evidence-based care processes in an effort to make surgery safer and reduce surgical complications and adverse patient outcomes. The ultimate goal of the project is to reduce the incidence of surgical complications, nationally, by 25 percent by the year 2010.

Project Goals

• Engage hospital leadership in activities designed to improve the processes of care for surgical patients;
• Assist hospitals' improvement in the overall quality of care to surgical patients by:
  • Providing innovative tools and interventions with proven success;
  • Sharing ideas for system changes and improvement strategies based on identified areas where improvement is most needed;
  • Engaging hospitals in sharing experiences, including best practice information, barriers and lessons learned;
  • Conducting quality improvement acitivites such as face-to-face learning sessions and on-going conference calls;
  • Providing intensive staff support, consultation, training and on-site visits, as needed;
  • Providing access to resources and successful interventions.

Updates

• IPRO Recognizes 17 Health Professionals and Organizations for Quality Improvemement Efforts
• 5 Million Lives Campaign's National Action Day
• IPRO Works to Promote Safer Surgery in New York State
• New Immunization Requirements Effective October 24, 2006

Past Events

• Immunization Updates Conference Calls - Audio Recording

Project Contacts

Project Manager

(516) 326-7767, extension 676

Senior Director

(518) 426-3300, extension 108