A Transplant‐Specific Quality Initiative–Introducing TransQIP: A Joint Effort of the ASTS and ACS |
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| Authors: | J. Parekh C. Ko J. Lappin S. Greenstein R. Hirose |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX;2. Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center and Director National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, Los Angeles, CA;3. Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, TX;4. Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY;5. Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
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| Abstract: | In an attempt to improve surgical quality in the field of transplantation, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and American Society of Transplant Surgeons have initiated a national quality improvement program in transplantation. This transplant‐specific quality improvement program, called TransQIP, has been built from the ground up by transplant surgeons and captures detailed information on donor and recipient factors as well as transplant‐specific outcomes. It is built upon the existing ACS/National Surgical Quality Improvement Program infrastructure and is designed to capture 100% of liver and kidney transplants performed at participating sites. TransQIP has completed its alpha pilot and will embark upon its beta phase at approximately 30 centers in the spring of 2017. Going forward, we anticipate TransQIP will help satisfy Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements for a quality improvement program, surgeon requirements for maintenance of certification, and qualify as a clinical practice improvement activity under the Merit‐Based Incentive Payment System. Most importantly, we believe TransQIP will provide insight into surgical outcomes in transplantation that will allow the field to provide better care to our patients . |
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| Keywords: | clinical research/practice organ transplantation in general quality of care/care delivery registry/registry analysis |
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