By providing hospitals with risk-adjusted, benchmarked data, ACS NSQIP enables institutions to compare their performance with that of other participating hospitals. This benchmarking facilitates the identification of best practices and areas needing improvement. For example, a hospital may discover that its rate of postoperative infections for colorectal cancer surgeries is higher than the national average. This knowledge can prompt a review of surgical techniques and perioperative care protocols, leading to targeted interventions to reduce infection rates.
