Table 3.
List of ACS NSQIP collaboratives including type, number of sites and payor
| Group | Type | Number of sites | Payor involvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian National Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (CAN-NSQIP) | Regional | 6 | Canadian health authorities |
| Connecticut Surgical Quality Coalition (CTSQC) | Regional | 5 | None at this time |
| Department of Defense/TRICARE | System-wide | 16 | Department of Defense/TRICARE |
| Florida Surgical Care Initiative (FSCI) | Regional | 63 | BlueCross BlueShield of Florida |
| Fraser Health Systems (Canada) | System-wide | 3 | Fraser Health Authority |
| Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC) | Regional | 12 | None at this time |
| Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional NSQIP Collaborative (KPNCRNC) | System-wide | 21 | Kaiser Permanente Northern California |
| Kaiser Permanente Southern California Regional NSQIP Collaborative (KPNCRNC) | System-wide | 8 | Kaiser Permanente Southern California |
| MaineHealth Collaborative | System-wide | 6 | MaineHealth |
| Mayo Clinic Surgical Quality Consortium (MCSQC) | System-wide | 5 | Mayo Clinic |
| Northern California Surgical Quality Collaborative (NCSQC) | Regional | 4 | None at this time |
| Nebraska Collaborative | Regional | 2 | BlueCross BlueShield of Nebraska |
| Oregon NSQIP Consortia | Regional | 8 | None at this time |
| Pennsylvania NSQIP Consortia | Regional | 10 | None at this time |
| Partners HealthCare | System-wide | 5 | BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts |
| Surgical Quality Action Network—British Columbia, Canada (SQAN) | Regional | 21 | BC Patient Safety and Quality Council |
| Tennessee Surgical Quality Collaborative (TSQC) | Regional | 10 | BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation |
| Upstate New York Surgical Quality Initiative | Regional | 7 | Excellus |
| ACS NSQIP Colectomy Collaborative | Virtual | 36 | None at this time |
| ACS NSQIP Glucose Control Collaborative (Pending) | Virtual | 4 | None at this time |
| ACS NSQIP Rural Collaborative (Pending) | Virtual | 5 | None at this time |
| ACS NSQIP Residency Training Collaborative (Pending) | Virtual | TBD | None at this time |
| Indiana Collaborative (Pending) | Regional | 7 | None at this time |
| Maryland Collaborative (Pending) | Regional | 3 | None at this time |
| Texas Collaborative (Pending) | Regional | 16 | None at this time |
| Virginia Collaborative (Pending) | Regional | 11 | None at this time |
| Wisconsin Collaborative (Pending) | Regional | 6 | None at this time |
Adapted from ACS NSQIP Annual Meeting, July 2011. Reprinted by permission of American College of Surgeons NSQIP.
ACS NSQIP, American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project; TBD, to be determined.