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Developing a multidisciplinary robotic surgery quality assessment program.

Iahn Gonsenhauser1, Ronney Abaza, Hagop Mekhjian

  • 1The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Ohio, USA.

Journal for Healthcare Quality : Official Publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
|April 5, 2013
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This study shows a new quality improvement program can assess robotic surgery across multiple specialties. It provides a framework for tracking quality indicators in robotic surgery programs.

Area of Science:

  • Surgical Quality Improvement
  • Robotic Surgery Assessment
  • Healthcare Systems Analysis

Background:

  • Implementing quality improvement (QI) programs in specialized fields like robotic surgery presents unique challenges.
  • A multidisciplinary approach is needed to effectively assess quality across various robotic surgical sub-specialties within a single healthcare system.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the feasibility of a novel quality-improvement (QI) program for integrating multiple robotic surgical sub-specialties.
  • To develop and implement a reproducible framework for quality measurement and assessment in a multidisciplinary robotic surgery program.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 2200 robotic surgery cases from January 2007 to August 2009.
  • Data interrogation from the Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC) Information Warehouse.

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  • Assessment of quality indicators including operative times, length of stay (LOS), conversions, returns to surgery, readmissions, and cancellations.

    • Main Results:

    • A successful, actionable, and reproducible framework for quality measurement and assessment was established.
    • The program demonstrated opportunities for improvement within the multidisciplinary robotic surgery program.
    • Standard quality indicators were effectively applied across multiple specialties.

    Conclusions:

    • A novel QI program is feasible for assessing robotic surgery across diverse sub-specialties.
    • The developed framework provides a useful tool for quality tracking and assessment in robotic surgery.
    • Standardized quality indicators can be successfully implemented in complex, specialized surgical fields.