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David Hoyt, MD, FACS, Describes the 4 Pillars of ACS' Quality Improvement Programs
David Hoyt, MD, FACS, executive director, American College of Surgeons (ACS), says the 4 pillars are based on 100 years of setting standards for healthcare.
David Hoyt, MD, FACS, executive director, American College of Surgeons (ACS), says the 4 pillars are based on 100 years of setting standards for healthcare. He adds that ACS has programs in trauma, bariatric surgery, breast surgery, and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).
“What we’ve learned from that, is really the 4 standards or the 4 pillars of being effective,” he says.
Dr Hoyt says that first you set standards—which is done through consensus or evidence. Second, you build out the infrastructure that’s required to achieve those standards. The third pillar is to commit to measuring performance against those standards, and remain accountable to those measurements. The final pillar is agreeing to a peer review against those standards.
Hope on the Horizon for Underserved Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Joseph Mikhael, MD
August 12th 2025Explore the disparities in multiple myeloma treatment and how new initiatives aim to improve clinical trial participation among underrepresented patients during a conversation with Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, FASCO, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation.
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PCPs Have Unique Opportunity to Detect, Manage CKD
August 14th 2025As the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) continues to rise, empowering primary care providers (PCPs) with the tools, training, and collaborative frameworks needed for optimal management is a public health priority, emphasize the researchers.
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