Specialties
Surgical Excellence has worked with bariatric practices both domestically and internationally in a variety of settings. Our services have included feasibility studies, marketing plans, functional analysis, preparing for Center of Excellence audits, evaluating never events and more.
Read more »Our team consists of experienced bariatric & minimally invasive surgeons, ERCP/Endoscopists, and risk and patient safety experts. By gathering and analyzing information from a variety of sources, Surgical Excellence can provide you with knowledge of successful strategies that enhance patient safety and decrease the risk of liability exposure.
Frontline clinicians are in the best position to identify issues and solutions to patient care issues. Surgical Excellence’s frontline experts can work with your staff to assist in the analysis which will be used to formulate solutions, and test, implement, and measure outcomes in order to improve patient safety.
A typical engagement would include:
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As an ongoing value-added service, a subscription to ongoing support from our risk management team will be offered to you at a discounted fee.
The combination of high volume, limited resources and ill-defined work processes can lead to errors and near misses in endoscopy care, thus exposing your patients to unsafe conditions and your practice exposed to litigation.
Surgical Excellence brings together national leaders in endoscopy, risk management and training and education. Turn to us to ensure your practice has the appropriate environment, support team, behavior, and strategies in place to minimize risk and ensure patient safety that result in improved outcomes.
Read more »The AAGL Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG) designation is offered to surgeons, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers around the world that provide minimally invasive gynecologic surgical care on an inpatient and outpatient basis.
Read more »Trauma care has been a growth industry. With national healthcare reform and the level of trauma in developed countries rising, it is of utmost importance to implement standards that will improve the quality of trauma care and patient outcomes. Surgical Excellence brings together national leaders in Trauma management, risk management and training and education. Turn to us to ensure your practice has the appropriate environment, support team, behavior, and strategies in place to minimize risk and ensure patient safety that result in improved outcomes.
Read more »Reimbursement models based on outcomes are moving surgical practices and departments to become more efficient both operationally and clinically. Surgical Excellence can work with you and your team to create processes that will focus on quality, safety and improved patient outcomes. Working with our team of surgeons, nurses, risk management and safety experts, your team will come together to focus on the patient, using evidence-based best practices and quality standards and protocols.
Read more »January 10, 2012
Endoscopy plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases. The benefits are maximized when procedures are performed at an optimal level of quality. ... Read more »
January 3, 2012
Washington, DC,- A showdown over a payroll tax cut extension nearly caused the reduction to take effect Jan. 1, prompting CMS to prepare a claims processing hold. ... Read more »
December 16, 2011
December 15, 2011 – At the Institute for Healthcare Improvement forum in Orlando last week, two sessions were established to discuss how to tackle the challenging problem of getting recalc... Read more »
November 1, 2011
October 31, 2011 – Two studies were unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Science meeting in Washington, D.C. revealing that while social media sites lik... Read more »
October 24, 2011
Washington, DC, October 20, 2011 - Today, officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced changes in the final ACO rule which included some concessions by the Obama ... Read more »
February 19, 2012 - February 22, 2012
Philip Schauer, MD will be presenting "“Cutting Edge Techniques on the Horizon for the Treatment of Obesity”/“Gastric Plication” This program will provide attending surge... Read more »
February 20, 2012 - February 25, 2012
Stop by Booth No. 117 and meet some of the Surgical Excellence team. Philip R. Schauer, MD, Director, Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery Cleveland Clinic and Board President of Surgical E... Read more »
March 7, 2012 - March 12, 2012
Philip Schauer, MD will be presenting "Bariatric Surgery Nightmares: Prevention and Management of Complications" at the 2012 SAGES Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, “Tomorrow i... Read more »