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OOSS conducts annual benchmarking, industry and topical studies to provide you with powerful information and tools to sustain continuous improvement in facility performance, navigate changes in the health care environment and to stay competitive. Generally available to OOSS members only, proprietary OOSS studies provide fact-based guidance and insight to address facility efficiency and effectiveness and your professional perspective on broad health care, marketplace and topical issues. Occasionally studies are opened to non-members to expand the base of informative data as a benefit to OOSS members and the ophthalmic ASC industry.
Why should I participate?
Who can participate?
What is the deadline to participate?
What year of data should I submit?
Did you have to participate in 2010 to participate in 2011?
Is my data secured?
How long does it take to collect the data? When will I see a report?
SURVEY COMPLETION AND PREPARATION
Why should I participate?
Benchmarking is a powerful tool for initiating and sustaining continuous improvement. The OOSS Benchmarking Initiative began in 2007 with pilot design and testing of a survey designed exclusively for and by the ophthalmic ASC industry. A total of 62 OOSS member facilities representing 29 states participated in 2007, reporting 2006 results. In 2008 a substantially revised survey involved 89 facilities and provided the basis for the redesigned survey for 2009. The 2009 survey involved 124 facilities and included substantial changes to align financial reporting with the Allergan Access® Historical ASC Benchmarking Report now available online to OOSS members. Clinical Measures were also refined to address key areas identified by the National Quality Forum and the AAAHC Quality Management and Improvement Standards as presented in the 09 Accreditation Handbook for Ambulatory Health Care. The 2010 survey was modified slightly and engaged a whopping 150+ facilities from across the U.S. The 2011 Benchmarking Initiative launched in May and has over 190 facilities participating so far. Access to the 2011 survey has been extended through January 2012. The 2012 survey will launch in early May.
Who can participate?
Any OOSS or AAO/AAOE ophthalmic ASC surgery facility, single or multispecialty, can participate in the 2011 Benchmarking Initiative. If you did not receive an email invitation to participate contact by email at kjackson@ooss.org or by calling 303.910.7314. Be sure to provide the official name of the facility and name, title, telephone number and email address of the person to whom the invitation is to be sent.
What is the deadline to participate?
The survey will remain open from May 2011 through the end of January 2012. You must enter your results on or before August 31, 2011. You can begin entering data as soon as your invitation to and unique link arrive by email.
What year of data should I submit?
Always provide data for the previous full calendar. For the 2011 survey, enter data for your 2010 annual performance – January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Did you have to participate in 2010 to participate in 2011?
No, you can participate each year without regard to previous participation. Once you begin benchmarking however, you are strongly encouraged to participate each year to be able to compare your results from year to year.
Is my data secured?
We have taken extra precautions including facility-specific survey access to protect your data. Group data will be reported in the aggregate to protect the confidentiality of individual facilities. When reporting group results, we will only show data when we have 10 or more facilities/responses that meet the criteria. You or your designated person will be the only recipients of the final report including your individual facility results along with comparative group data.
DATA COLLECTION AND RESULTS
How long does it take to collect the data? When will I see a report?
The survey will be open for data collection through January 2012. Custom reports for each facility will be created and will be distributed to participants beginning in December 2011 and extending into March 2012.
SURVEY COMPLETION AND PREPARATION
The annual benchmark survey is completed online. No provisions are made for fax or hard copy completion.
To reduce the time needed to complete the survey, a Survey Worksheet is provided to assist you in preparing your responses. Keep the worksheet as a record of your responses to compare with the final report and to assist with historical tracking. Please answer all questions based on year-end 2010 results.
For more information, please contact Dr. Kent Jackson, OOSS VP, Member Research & Development by phone at 303.910.7314 or by email at kjackson@ooss.org.
