Novel method to link surgical trainee performance data to patient outcomes - 09/12/21

Doi : 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.10.018

Angela E. Thelen ^a,^b,^⁎ , Daniel E. Kendrick ^c, Xilin Chen ^a, John Luckoski ^a,^b, Tanvi Gupta ^a, Hoda Bandeh-Ahmadi ^a, Michael Clark ^d, Brian C. George ^a,^b
^a Center for Surgical Training and Research, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
^b Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
^c Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
^d Consulting for Statistics, Computing and Analytics Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

^∗Corresponding author. Center for Surgical Training and Research, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan 010-A193 North Campus Research Complex 010-A193 North Campus Research Complex, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.Center for Surgical Training and ResearchDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Michigan 010-A193 North Campus Research Complex 010-A193 North Campus Research Complex2800 Plymouth RoadAnn ArborMI48109USA

Abstract

Background

A significant roadblock in surgical education research has been the inability to compare trainee performance to the outcomes of those surgeons after they enter independent practice. We describe the feasibility of an innovative method to link trainee performance data with patient outcomes.

Methods

We extracted surgeon NPI numbers from Medicare claims data for common general surgery procedures between 2007 and 2017. Next, American Board of Surgery (ABS) trainee performance data was cross-referenced with additional resources to supplement NPI data. The patient and trainee datasets were linked using NPI number and a linkage rate was calculated.

Results

We identified 12,952 unique surgeons in the Medicare file. Medicare surgeons were matched with ABS records by NPI number, with 96.2% (n = 12,460) of surgeons linked successfully.

Conclusions

We demonstrated a novel process to link patient outcomes to trainee performance. This innovation can enable future research investigating the relationship between surgical trainee performance and patient outcomes in independent practice.

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Highlights

•	Linking trainee performance data with those surgeons' early career outcomes is feasible.
•	Data linkage can be used to inform future policy in graduate medical education.
•	Data linkage provides evidence-based support for evaluation of GME interventions.

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Keywords : Surgical education, Graduate medical education, Trainee competence, Patient outcomes

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Introduction

Materials and methods

Step 1: Define study population

Step 2: Identify data sources

Step 3: Prepare datasets

Step 4: Define cohorts

Step 5: Link datasets

Step 6: Refine cohorts

Patient characteristics

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Vol 222 - N° 6

P. 1072-1078 - décembre 2021 Retour au numéro

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Novel method to link surgical trainee performance data to patient outcomes - 09/12/21

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