Advances in surgical techniques, technology, and anesthetics have made all kinds of procedures, formerly restricted to inpatient facilities, now possible in the office setting. Therefore, the office setting creates a unique set of challenges for health care providers, including less legal and regulatory oversight and more fragmented patient care.
The Women’s Health Safety Certification for Outpatient Practice Excellence (SCOPE) Program is an opportunity for ACOG and its Fellows to take a leadership role in defining quality and safety indicators for women’s health care in the office setting.
Key goals of the SCOPE Program include:
- Promote the highest quality of women's health care
- Provide a trusted solution to meet the external demand for quality and safety activities
- Reduce redundant review programs for physicians and offices
To learn more about the SCOPE program in its pilot phase and beyond, please sign up for the listserv by visiting: http://suse.acog.org/mailman/listinfo/scope
Please contact Andrea Jones at ajones@acog.org or call 1-800-266-8043 for more information.
Office Patient Safety Assessment Survey
ACOG has also set up a voluntary, self-assessment survey for practitioners to complete regarding patient safety in their own practices. This Office Patient Safety Assessment (OPSA) survey aims to gather data, raise awareness about patient safety concerns in the office practice, and to give office practices some benchmarking data based on size, type, and location of practice.
To access this self-assessment, please click here.
For more information about the Office Patient Safety Assessment program, please contact Andrea Jones by email at ajones@acog.org.