Surgical Care Improvement Project
The Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) partnership is an American multi-year national campaign to substantially reduce surgical mortality and morbidity through collaborative efforts between healthcare organizations. The campaign began in August 2005 with the original goal of reducing the national incidence of surgical complications by 25% by the year 2010. A Partnership for Better Surgical Care. The SCIP is a national partnership of organizations committed to improving the safety of surgical care through the reduction of postoperative complications. These complications can take a toll on patients' health and safety and can extend postoperative hospital stays  or care (such as therapy). Initiated in 2003 by CMS and the CDC, the SCIP partnership is coordinated through a steering committee of 10 national organizations. More than 20 organizations provide expertise to the steering committee through a technical expert panel. The project's steering committee is composed of members from the following national organizations: Process measures. SCIP measures have been added and subtracted since the creation of the project. As the Joint Commission has implemented Oryx Performance Measures, all of the SCIP measures were retired by December 31, 2015. received a beta-blocker during the perioperative period Surgical Care