ACS and Florida Health Care Leaders Unite to Drive Discussions
CHICAGO (January 23, 2013): The ACS today hosted the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Florida to share best practices for improving patient care and achieving better outcomes.
ACS and Florida Health Care Leaders to Lead Discussion
CHICAGO (January 10, 2013): On January 23, the ACS will bring together a panel of Florida health care and government leaders at the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Florida.
Save the Date: Nation’s Capital Hosts the ACS Clinical Congress
CHICAGO (March 28, 2013): The 2013 Clinical Congress of the ACS—one of the largest international meetings of surgeons in the world—will convene October 6–10, in Washington, DC.
79 Cancer Care Facilities Receive National Achievement Award
CHICAGO (April 19, 2013): The CoC of the ACS has granted its 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award to a select group of 79 accredited cancer programs throughout the United States.
ACS and Connecticut Health Care Leaders Unite to Drive Discussions
CHICAGO (April 26, 2013): The ACS today hosted the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Connecticut, in partnership with the ACS Connecticut Chapter and the Connecticut State Medical Society.
ACS and Connecticut Health Care Leaders to Discuss Best Practices
CHICAGO (April 18, 2013): The ACS will host the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Connecticut.
ACS Releases New Book Demonstrating Value of Surgeon Leadership
CHICAGO (April 15, 2013): Today, the ACS released a limited-edition book, Inspiring Quality Tour: Lessons Learned in the Pursuit of Quality Surgical Health Care.
Mahul B. Amin Named Editor of AJCC Cancer Staging Manual’s 8th Edition
CHICAGO (May 6, 2013): The AJCC recently announced that Mahul B. Amin, MD, FCAP, has been named Editor-in-Chief of the eighth edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual.
Susan E. Mackinnon Receives 2013 Jacobson Innovation Award
CHICAGO (June 7, 2013): Susan E. Mackinnon, MD, FACS, FRCSC, received the 2013 Jacobson Innovation Award of the ACS at a dinner held in her honor tonight in Chicago, Ill.
New Study Finds Overall Hospital Quality Performance Differs
SAN DIEGO (July 18, 2013): New research shows hospital quality measurement specific to cancer versus noncancer care provides a more accurate assessment of a hospital’s performance.
Surgical Patients’ Mortality Rates Drop at ACS NSQIP Hospitals in California
SAN DIEGO (July 15, 2013): A new study evaluating surgical outcomes at hospitals enrolled in the ACS NSQIP® found surgical patients had significantly reduced mortality rates.
ACS to Release New Episodes of The Recovery Room
CHICAGO (July 23, 2013):
The Recovery Room—now available on the ACS website—has announced the development of three new episodes.
Distinguished Guest Lecturers to Speak at the 2013 Clinical Congress
CHICAGO (August 28, 2013): The Distinguished Guest Lecturers for the upcoming Clinical Congress of the ACS in Washington, DC, have been announced.
Major Medical Societies Urge Medicare to Reconsider Proposed Decision
GAINESVILLE, FL (July 31, 2013):
The CMS is considering a reversal of its 2006 decision requiring certification of facilities that perform bariatric surgery.
New ACS NSQIP® Surgical Risk Calculator
CHICAGO (August 14, 2013): The new ACS NSQIP® Surgical Risk Calculator is a revolutionary new tool that estimates patient-specific postoperative complication risks.
Major Surgical Groups Disappointed in Medicare Decision
WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 24, 2013): Despite strong opposition, CMS ruled it will no longer require Medicare patients to undergo bariatric surgical procedures at accredited facilities.
ACS and CoC Release Lists for Choosing Wisely Campaign
CHICAGO (September 4, 2013): The ACS and CoC released separate lists of specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in surgery and surgical oncology.
CoC Comments on Recent IOM Report on Cancer Care in the US
CHICAGO (September 27, 2013): The Commission on Cancer of the ACS issued comments today in response to the September 10, Institute of Medicine Report.
Stop the Bleeding! Hartford Consensus Group Issues a Call to Action
WASHINGTON, DC (October 9, 2013): Hartford Consensus Group issues a call to action at ACS Clinical Congress to reduce death toll among mass-casualty victims in the U.S.
Breast Cancer and Genetic Testing Featured on New Recovery Room
CHICAGO (October 2, 2013):
The Recovery Room, produced by the ACS, has released a new episode for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Improving Outcomes Key to ACA’s Mission to Bend Cost Curve
WASHINGTON, DC (October 4, 2013): Improving outcomes is key to the ACA’s mission to bend the cost curve of health care, the head of the ACS’ Research and Optimal Care says.
ACS and AZ Health Care Leaders Hold Surgical Quality Forum
CHICAGO (November 11, 2013): The American College of Surgeons (ACS) hosted the ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Arizona, the 14th program in a series of events to drive national discussions on effective quality improvement methods that surgeons, physicians, and hospitals are using to improve patient safety and reduce costs.
Right Data, Right Approach Enable Hospitals to Make Quality Stick
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 6, 2013): Surgeons cite examples of sustainable quality improvement efforts using ACS’ programs at the “Hospital of Tomorrow” conference.
Ronald M. Stewart to Head ACS Committee on Trauma
CHICAGO (November 22, 2013): The Board of Regents recently appointed Ronald M. Stewart as the next Chair of the ACS Committee on Trauma (COT). Dr. Stewart is professor and chair of the department of surgery at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.
ACS Releases Seventh Report on Physicians as Assistants at Surgery
WASHINGTON, DC (November 7, 2013): The ACS, in collaboration with 15 other surgical organizations, has published and released the seventh edition of Physicians as Assistants at Surgery.
Pennsylvania Cancer Centers Publicly Release Outcomes Data
CHICAGO (December 9, 2013): The Commission on Cancer has joined with the Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Alliance to make cancer quality data from participating Pennsylvania hospitals available to the public.
ACS NSQIP Partnership Aims to Improve Surgical Care Quality at Illinois Hospitals
CHICAGO (December 12, 2013): Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative launches to improve safety and quality of surgical care in Illinois hospitals using ACS NSQIP.
ACS Opposes Legislative Proposal to Freeze Physicians Pay
WASHINGTON, DC (December 10, 2013): The ACS supports Congress’s efforts to fix the flawed Medicare physician payment system by repealing the SGR formula. Unfortunately, we oppose the current proposal, because it calls for a 10-year physician payment freeze and provides inadequate incentives for providing value-based care.