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To report on the establishment of a unified, electronic patient-reported outcome (PRO) infrastructure and pilot results from the first 5 practices enrolled in the web-based collection system developed by the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative.Eligible patients were those undergoing radical prostatectomy of 5 academic and community practices. PRO was obtained using a validated 21-item...
Because surgical skill may be a key determinant of patient outcomes, there is growing interest in skill assessment. In the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MUSIC), we assessed whether peer and crowd-sourced (ie, layperson) video review of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) could distinguish technical skill among practicing surgeons. A total of 76 video clips from 12...
To evaluate the acceptance and knowledge attained in a preoperative psychoeducational group seminar for patients and partners. Education before radical prostatectomy (RP) helps patients set appropriate expectations for functional recovery. We hypothesized that the seminar would be acceptable and would facilitate learning.Men scheduled for RP from March 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013, were eligible, and...
The AUA Quality Improvement Summit is a continuing AUA effort to provide education around issues related to quality improvement and patient safety. Due to the rapidly increasing rates of hospitalization following prostate needle biopsy, Infectious Complications of Transrectal Prostate Needle Biopsy was selected as the inaugural topic.The information is largely unpublished data provided by the presenting...
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