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Table 4.

Published examples of changes in complications and costs following participation in ACS NSQIP

Hospital	Complication reduction	Savings
Surrey Memorial Hospital³²	Reduced SSI over four years: from 13%, to 10%, to 7.5%, to 7.2%	US$2.54 million in savings
Henry Ford Hospital³⁶	Reduced LOS by 1.54 days over 4 years for general surgery, vascular and colorectal procedures	US$2 million in annual savings (increased billing by US$2.25 million/year as underbillings were identified)
VA⁸	Surgical pneumonia alone	US$9.3 million in savings annually
University of Michigan Medical Center⁵	Respiratory complication	US$51 409 per event; a reduction of two such complications per year pays for participation
Hershey Medical Center, Penn State³³	Additional cost attributable to a postoperative complication is US$16 371	Avoiding one postoperative complication equals a cost saving of US$9052

ACS NSQIP, American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project; LOS, length of stay; VA, Veterans Affairs.