BC SCR CallOctober 2011

Outline

• BC NSQIP Update• Tips and Tricks• Royal Inland Hospital

“How are we doing?”• November Meeting

BC NSQIP Update• Site Visits• Certification Exams• Excel tutorials on video• BC CPT Team• Social Committee• 30-d follow-up working group

Tips and Tricks• Certification Exam• Check out this website – all about NSQIP data!http://www.ksrowell.com/news_newsletters.php

• Variables Functional Status – report the BEST statusOpen Wound – YES to penrose drainsInpatient/Outpatient – what’s your site definition?

Tips and Tricks

• Disseminated Cancer

• Hospital Discharge – acute care discharge

CPT Codes• Update on spreadsheets• Synoptic Reporting• Some codes:

- included peritoneal catheter codes

Royal Inland Hospital

How are we doing?– NSQIP Structure– SC and SCR relationship– Education– Data Quality Control– Early findings from our data– QI methodology

November 28/29 Meeting• Day 1

Social Committee – c/o Laura Holmes

• Day 2CPT Training – bring CPT book

Play with data – bring your laptopDr. Peter Doris

How to communicate your NSQIP dataHow to create action teams

30-day Follow-up

-create a working group to address follow-up challenges-create algorithm for 30-day follow-up-create a standardized scripts and letters

Educating Family Physicians about NSQIP

-create a newsletter for BC physicians?-engage BC medical and clinical groups?

Q&A