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Trends in the Adoption of Robotic Surgery for Common Surgical Procedures

A new study using MSQC data highlights a questionable trend: robotic surgery is increasingly replacing conventional laparoscopic minimally-invasive surgery, despite a lack of evidence that it robotic surgery is more clinically effective. The study used clinically-abstracted data MSQC data collected on 169404 patients in all MSQC hospitals from 2012-2018. The authors showed that MSQC hospitals […]

Using Positive Psychology to Optimize Patient-centered Surgical Care

“…surgery is problem-focused. We identify patients by their problems and view them by their barriers to discharge. This ideology also permeates our own identities: as surgeons, we pride ourselves on our ability to fix problems. However, this mindset equates good health with the absence of pathology, rather than the presence of wellbeing. This gap may […]

MSQC releases Whipple Care Pathway

Building on our earlier work developing care pathways for colon surgery, hernia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and hysterectomy, MSQC is excited to release a new procedure-specific care pathway for pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple) procedures. During a pancreatectomy workshop session at our October 2019 MSQC Conference, surgeons from numerous Michigan hospitals collaborated to share best and evidence-based practices to develop […]

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Feb
13

MSQC Surgeon Champion Conference Call

6:30am
When: Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:30am – 7:00am Event details and agenda will be available closer to the date.

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