Surgeon Specific Registry | New 2022: SSR Practice Improvement Initiative | January 2022 Update

Dear SSR Participant,

Thank you for your continued participation in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Surgeon Specific Registry™ (SSR). A very happy New Year to you!

There is still time to enroll in the SSR Practice Improvement Initiative (SSR PII) - Quality Case Data Review and Reflections allowing surgeons to obtain Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit. The SSR PII helps all surgeons to continually collect and review their quality case data, including outcomes data, identifying trends, gaps, and performance improvement opportunities. Surgeons will compare their individual data (SSR Benchmarking report) to aggregated SSR and NSQIP data real-time with the purpose of enhancing the quality of surgical care.

Register and Enroll Now:

1. Register now for the SSR PII – BASICS Webinar for January 2022.
2. Enroll now in the SSR PII 2022 (Quality Case Data Review and Reflection) following these steps:
   • Log in to the SSR: www.facs.org/ssr
   • Click on Form Management in the SSR menu
   • Click on Clinician Form
   • Click on Preferences
   • Under "Practice Improvement Initiative (PII)" select the checkboxes for one option or both
     
     • 2022 Jan – June
     • 2022 July – December
3. The ACS designates this Other activity (Quality Case Data Review and Reflection) for a maximum of 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 0 credits meet the requirements for Self-Assessment.

Making the Most of the SSR

In addition, the ACS SSR is continuously offering several educational Webinars including Q & A sessions during 2022 for surgeons who want to make the most out of the SSR. Learn about new features and opportunities in the SSR and how to review, reflect, and learn from your case data, ask a question ahead of time. All users are welcome, no matter if you are a new or returning user of the SSR. Register here. Further, you can find useful educational SSR resources in the SSR Library.

Inactive Accounts

• As a reminder, please be sure to log in to the SSR at least every 180 days to ensure continuation of your SSR access. If you need assistance, please contact the ACS Technical Support at ACSTechSupport@IQVIA.com or at 1-877-600-7237 (toll-free) or the SSR team at SSR@facs.org.
• For the purpose of quality improvement, we would like to encourage you to enter SSR cases on a regular basis; track your relevant case data and outcomes including marking your cases as “complete.”
• For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the SSR team at SSR@facs.org or 1-312-202-5408.
• For any technical support issues (including password resets), contact the ACS Technical Support at ACSTechSupport@IQVIA.com or at 1-877-600-7237 (toll-free).

Thank you again for your participation in the ACS SSR Program.

Sincerely,
Your SSR Team