Table 1.

Data collection methods used by each hospital. Highlighted hospitals have consistent methods of data collection across databases.

Hospital	ACS NSQIP data collection Method	NHSN data collection method
1	100% review with phone calls, and chart review	Review of 100% of NHSN qualifying cases through medical record chart review, phone calls and wound culture queries
2	100% review with phone calls, and chart review	Hospital readmission and wound culture trigger used for subsequent chart review of hospital records on the patients identified as high risk for SSI
3	100% review with phone calls, and chart review	Hospital readmission and wound culture trigger used for subsequent chart review of hospital records on the patients identified as high risk for SSI
4	100% review with phone calls, and chart review	Hospital readmission and wound culture trigger used for subsequent chart review of hospital records on the patients identified as high risk for SSI
5	100% review with phone calls, and chart review	Surgeon self-reported surveys