Benchmarking academic plastic surgery services in the United States

Rising health care costs and increasingly demanding patients are only some of the challenges faced by academic plastic surgery services in their pursuit of excellence in education, research, and patient care. Benchmarking, when correctly applied, is a powerful tool that can help services learn from...

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Published inPlastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 129; no. 6; p. 1407
Main Authors Song, Elaine Horibe, Shirazian, Afshin, Binns, Brian, Fleming, Yuedi, Ferreira, Lydia Masako, Rohrich, Rod J, Azari, Kodi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2012
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Academic Medical Centers - organization & administration
Benchmarking - organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care - standards
Health Care Costs - trends
Humans
Surgery, Plastic - organization & administration
United States
United States
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Summary:Rising health care costs and increasingly demanding patients are only some of the challenges faced by academic plastic surgery services in their pursuit of excellence in education, research, and patient care. Benchmarking, when correctly applied, is a powerful tool that can help services learn from each other's experiences. This study aimed at creating the first benchmarking report summarizing performance indicators and management practices of some of the most complete academic plastic surgery units in the United States. Results provide an opportunity for plastic surgery leaders to benchmark against their own units, identify eventual gaps, and improve their performance as needed.
ISSN:1529-4242
DOI:10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824f8f16