title: Benchmarking in ambulatory surgery.
abstract: The health care industry is relatively new to benchmarking. More clinical benchmarking is needed because little is known about which practices and processes lead to which outcomes. Benchmarking is a valuable quality improvement tool that can be used to improve practices and performances when instituted properly. This article describes the benchmarking process, its usefulness, and how ambulatory surgery centers can improve performance by using benchmarking.
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Surgery Center, Lawrence, Kan., USA.
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Copp
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D019985:Benchmarking; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D013531:Surgicenters; D013997:Time Factors