Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative
Working Together to Achieve Rapid and Sustained Improvement for Surgical Patients
ISQIC Initiatives
Guided Implementation
Hospitals participating in ISQIC will benefit from 21 novel components, including:
Surgeon Champion (SC)
Leads NSQIP and ISQIC initiatives for the hospital
Surgical Clinical Reviewer (SCR)
Nurse who performs data abstraction and manages QI projects
Surgeon Mentor
Surgeon Champion who has successfully lead ACS NSQIP elsewhere and serves as mentor for SC
Process Improvement (PI) Coach
Highly trained in PI to coach hospital QI teams through QI/PI projects
Coordinating Center (CC)
Provide leadership and support staff for all aspects of ISQIC implementation
Annual Statewide Collaborative Quality Improvement Project (CQIP)
QI project that is identified by ISQIC Advisory Committee to address statewide need. Carried out with assistance from Mentor, Coach and Coordinating Center
Annual Hospital-specific QI Project
QI project identified by individual hospital QI team to address a specific area of poor performance