Childrens Surgery Verification

The Best Care for Every Child

The Children’s Surgery Verification (CSV) Quality Improvement Program, commonly referred to as the CSV Program, specifically addresses the surgical care of infants and children. The intent of the CSV program is to match children’s specific providers and resources to the individual needs of every child needing surgical care.

Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgical Care

This document details the resource standards, quality improvement and safety processes, data collection, and verification process. The program is based upon the standards detailed here that define the resources believed necessary to achieve optimal patient outcomes for children’s surgical care regardless of location in a community hospital, stand-alone children’s hospital, specialty hospital, or children’s hospital within a hospital.

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Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgical Care

Consultation Visit

The Consultation Visit is designed to assist hospitals in evaluating their readiness to apply for verification.

Apply Online

The CSV Quality Improvement Program Application is available online.

Verification Process

For verification, your center must meet all the standards and intend to actively pursue verification prior to submitting an application. Download the appropriate level of the Pre-Review Questionnaire.

Research News

Ten hospitals reduced opioid prescriptions for children with appendicitis through a quality improvement initiative and the use of ACS NSQIP Pediatric led to 80% fewer prescriptions with no harm in patient outcomes.

Verified Children’s Surgery Centers

CSV verifies that the standards in Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgical Care have been met at the following participating centers.

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Children’s Surgery Verification

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