Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
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A Partnership for Better Surgical Care The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) partnership is a multi-year national campaign, which began in August 2005 to substantially reduce surgical mortality and morbidity through collaborative efforts. The goal is to reduce nationally the incidence of surgical complications by 25% by the year 2010. The SCIP is a national partnership of organizations committed to improving the safety of surgical care through the reduction of postoperative complications. Initiated in 2003 by CMS and the CDC, the SCIP partnership is coordinated through a steering committee of 10 national organizations. More than 20 organizations provide expertise to the steering committee through a technical expert panel. The project's steering committee is composed of members from the following national organizations:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
[edit] See also
- Patient safety
- Perioperative mortality
- ASA score or preoperative physical fittness
