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|Articles|July 10, 2009
CCE Gastrointestinal disorders: Penn Medicine - Selection criteria
Awards and distinctions that make Penn Medicine Center a Center of Excellence
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Penn Medicine Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quality Improvement Initiatives underway:
- Established the Clinical Effectiveness and Quality Improvement department to streamline services, promote better communication between patients and providers, monitor advances in data analysis, and recommend regulatory requirements and national benchmarks
- Patient satisfaction survey mailed after visit
Current participation in national therapeutic initiatives:
- Advanced endoscopy - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
- Program in animal research for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)
Number of annual referrals for specialty:
- Over 15, 000 patient visits per year
- 30 percent new patients
Number of international referrals:
- 10 to 15 per month
Number of patients treated/procedures performed per year:
- Over 20, 000 endoscopic procedures per year
Number of research protocols engaged in annually:
- Over 25 per year in clinical research
Outcome data:
- Best one year and three year patient survival and liver graft survival in liver transplantation in country (Data source: UNOS/Scientific Registry of Transplants)
Medical Nobel Laureates on faculty:
- One in the department of chemistry
Patient education efforts:
- Patient support groups, Website, newsletters and direct contact
Patient satisfaction survey results:
- 90 percent patient satisfaction
Availability of comprehensive care programs:
- Accessible in liver, IBD, GI cancers, GI motility and advanced endoscopy (ERCP, EUS)
Evidence of incorporating research and clinical care:
- NIH funding over $12 million per year
- Clinical trials in liver diseases, IBD, and GI cancers are for clinical care
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