Improving Compliance with Surgical Care Improvement Project Indicators

At the end of the second quarter of 2010, The Brooklyn Hospital Center identified that only four out of the nine measures in the Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measure set had met the established goals for at least five quarters. Administration of prophylactic antibiotic within one hour prior to incision, discontinuation of antibiotics within 24 hours of anesthesia end time, and venous thromboembolism prophylaxis order and administration were below target for eight quarters.