FAQs and Resources

The American College of Surgeons Surgeon Specific Registry (ACS SSR™) has a legacy of positively affecting patient-centered surgical care by serving the needs of individual surgeons. Surgeons can keep their Case Log in one place across their career, measure outcomes, perform regular data review, and learn from their data. Over the course of more than a decade, the SSR has grown from the original Case Log system into a comprehensive online quality improvement tool, which is convenient and easy to use from any computer or mobile device (iOS and Android).

The American College of Surgeons Surgeon Specific Registry Practice Improvement Initiative (SSR PII) - Quality Case Data Review and Reflection is new program developed by surgeons to help all surgeons to continually collect and review their case data, including outcomes data, by identifying trends, gaps, and performance improvement opportunities. Surgeons will compare their individual data to aggregated data in real-time with the purpose of enhancing the quality of surgical care. The SSR PII offers surgeons an opportunity to obtain Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit. We are offering up to 28.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 10 Self – Assessment CME Credits for the review, reflection, and learning with the SSR PII tool from January 15, 2023 through December 15, 2023.

If you forget your password or are locked out of your account due to five failed login attempts, contact ACS Tech Support at 877-600-7237 (toll-free).

To begin SSR account creation, please visit SSR Registration and select Register. As a benefit of membership in the ACS, there is no registration charge for the SSR. Non-ACS surgeon members can sign up for the SSR program for an annual subscription fee of $299.

Yes! The SSR offers delegate-level access to your SSR account. A delegate may be any office staff member (for example, practice administrator, nurse, biller, etc.). As a surgeon user you are responsible for managing your delegate account(s) access including initiation and deactivation. To get started, download our delegate management instructions.

The SSR is available to ACS surgeon members free of charge, as a benefit of membership.

Non-ACS surgeon members can register for the SSR for an annual subscription fee of $299.

Yes, the SSR is accessible from mobile devices. The SSR is mobile responsive and adapts to iOS mobile and tablet devices, as well as Android mobile and tablet devices. The mobile responsive SSR site can be added to your device’s home screen.

Please note: Reports cannot be accessed on mobile devices (tablets and smartphones).

The SSR features multiple reports and analytics for surgeons: SSR Reports, Benchmarking Report, and Data Download Reports. All reports are accessible under “Operational Reports” within the SSR menu.

The “SSR Reports” features the following report options: Procedure by Date, Procedures Frequency, Wound Classification, Patient Attributes, and Postop Occurrences.

The “Benchmarking Report” allows surgeons to compare their individual data to SSR and NSQIP aggregated data.

The “Data Download Report” allows you to download all data or select variables for a specific time frame including custom fields.

Please note: Reports cannot be accessed on mobile devices (tablets and smartphones).

To export your operative log:

1. Select Operational Reports in the main menu
2. Select SSR Reports
3. Select Procedure Frequency report tab

Once the report populates and appropriate filters have been set, click on File in the upper left corner and select Export > Microsoft Excel Export.

The dialogue will automatically populate. DO NOT change any filters and click the “OK” button. Your report will download to your computer. Open your report and click on the second tab labeled: “procedure report by frequency” (delete details view tab if needed).

Yes! The SSR offers an “Uploader Tool” that allows users to import large amounts of case data into the system. The “Uploader Tool” instructions and template can be found within the “Library” section of the menu.

Please note: This feature is not available on mobile devices (tablets and smartphones).

Educational resources, guides, etc. can be found within the “Library” section of the menu and from there either access a guide directly or click on the “Education Center” link to access additional resources including videos.

Please note: This feature is not available on mobile devices (tablets and smartphones).