Specialties GI Endoscopy
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 Dr. Peter Cotton’s paper on Excellence in GI Endoscopy.
Purchase a copy of Dr. Peter Cotton's memoirs,
The Tunnel at the End of the Light,
My Endoscopic Journey in Six Decades. All proceeds
from the book go to the "Peter Cotton Endoscopy
Training Fund" (in the MUSC Foundation) to support
posgraduates seeking advanced endoscopic training.
Surgical Excellence has combined traditional and innovative risk management with clinical risk management, providing a new approach to enhancing quality and safety while reducing liability risk. Recognizing an all-new approach to risk mitigation adds an entirely different level of loss control.
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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 »