Databases for surgical health services research: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL; Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC), Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: rellis@facs.org.
• ² Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL; Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
• ³ Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL; Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA.