Specialties Ambulatory Surgical Centers
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:
And would provide:
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.
Surgical Excellence will send trained, experienced risk management professionals on-site utilizing an evidence-based customized, Ambulatory Surgery Center-specific audit tool to evaluate your Center's operations. We will review documents, policies and medical records, and interview key personnel. The purpose is to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement and provide recommendations to attack the risks identified, bringing your Center to a baseline level of risk management.
Read more »For hospital credentialing and peer review committees and risk managers.
Read more »Surgical Excellence can assist hospitals by conducting an analysis of a "never event." Our team of experts can assist in the following areas:
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 »