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Improving Quality Through the Emergency General Surgery Verification Program

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By Geoffrey Hobika, Michael W. Wandling, Patrick Murphy, Caroline E Reinke, Samuel Ross, Arielle Grieco, Mark Cohen, Stephanie Savage, Clifford Ko, Sarah L. Remer, Ruthie Schranz, Amy Robinson-Gerace
| JAMA Network Verified
Improving Quality Through the Emergency General Surgery Verification Program Key Points Question Does the American College of Surgeons Emergency General Surgery (EGS) Verification Program improve patient outcomes? Findings In this cohort study, EGS verification was associated with improvement in 3 key outcome metrics, including a 19.7% decrease in length of stay, a 29% decline in acute kidney injury, and a 28.8% decrease in mortality.
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Another Voice: Partial closing of Bradford Regional Medical Center should serve as a warning

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By Geoffrey Hobika
| Buffalo News Verified
Emergency health care deserts do not arise from a single policy failure or executive decision. Instead, they emerge from the intersection of economic pressures, regulatory policies and demographic change. Kaleida Health's decision to close Bradford Regional Medical Center’s inpatient, emergency and long-term care while retaining outpatient clinics and lab services illustrates how these forces can reshape care in a region. kAmz2=6:52 4:E6D 564=:?:?8 A2E:6?E G@=F>6D[ 2??F2= =@DD6D @7 S`_ >:==:@?
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