AHRQ Offers Free Program To Help Hospitals Enhance Recovery of General Emergency and Colorectal Surgery Patients

Enrollment is open for hospitals to participate in an AHRQ-funded project to improve patient outcomes after general emergency surgery or colorectal surgery. The latest cohort of AHRQ’s Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery begins March 1, 2020, and continues for 12 months. Participants will implement a program using evidence-based enhanced recovery pathways in addition to receiving coaching and training from experts in the field. Other available resources will include guidance on multimodal pain management to reduce opioid use. Register for informational webinars on Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. ET or Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. ET. The safety initiative is funded and guided by AHRQ and led by the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, in collaboration with the American College of Surgeons.