Activity ID
1543Expires
May 11, 2027Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1Fee
$0-$50CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
CMS’s Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, previously targeting medical diagnoses, is expanding its reach to surgical procedures, starting with knee and hip replacements in 2015. This monograph will review new peer-reviewed studies about the reasons for surgical readmissions, to what extent readmits are preventable, and whether the SCIP and NSQIP measures have resulted in any improvement. Surgery claims data and other resources will be examined for practical recommendations surgeons can use to reduce complications in their practice.
Diplomate Engagement
Pre-and Post-test results are provided to diplomate and an evaluation survey is issued upon completion of the course. A follow-up post-activity survey is also issued 3-4 months after completion that asks what practice changes have been made.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Describe what is known from recent studies about the incidence, timing, and causes of surgical readmissions.
Explain why some studies show improvement in NSQIP and SCIP measures and some do not.
Find out your own rate of surgical complications or readmissions for one or more procedures in your practice.
Implement or tailor a targeted intervention to reduce surgical complications or readmissions in your practice.
Keywords
Pay For Performance, NSQIP, SCIP, Surgical Complications, Infections, Unplanned Readmissions, All-Cause Readmissions, Surgical Safety Checklists, Colorectal Surgery, Complications, Hip And Knee, Arthroplasty Readmissions
Competencies
Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Physician Well-being activity
Efficiencies in Medical Practice
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
National Quality Strategies and/or Quadruple Aim Care Processes
Quality Improvement, Cognition, Human Learning & Problem Solving, Systems Based Practice
