Hospitals participating in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement (ACS NSQIP®) will now have a new resource available to further improve surgical quality for their patients: the ACS Quality Verification Program (QVP). ACS QVP is a standards-based verification program designed to help sites improve quality across surgical departments using their NSQIP risk-adjusted data. Built on the proven ACS quality improvement model of standards, infrastructure, data, and verification, this program will help sites leverage their NSQIP data to drive quality improvement.
The addition of ACS QVP to ACS NSQIP recognizes ACS NSQIP hospitals for their investment in quality and encourages them to utilize ACS QVP to get to the next level in quality improvement. Adapted from core elements of the Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety, or “Red Book.” ACS QVP provides a proven, standardized method for establishing, measuring, and improving a hospital’s quality infrastructure across all surgical departments.
It’s clear that ACS NSQIP hospitals are already committed to quality. Adding QVP to the foundation built with NSQIP, hospitals will further the use of their data, reports, and quality improvement efforts. For more information on program standards, the application process, and other important information, visit the About ACS NSQIP QVP page.
Accessing the ACS NSQIP Participant Portal and Registry
The ACS NSQIP Participant Portal and the ACS NSQIP Registry are separate websites and serve different purposes. Separate login credentials are required to access the two websites.
- The Participant Portal is for hospital staff to manage hospital information, manage contact information, manage registry access and select the hospital’s sampling.
- The NSQIP Registry is the platform in which hospitals enter their clinical data and access the various data reports provided by NSQIP.