The Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery
Who Are We?
The Michigan Collaborative Hand Initiative for Quality in Surgery (M-CHIQS) is a 9-center non-profit collaborative of hand surgeons in the Midwest and Eastern US. It is organized under the University of Michigan and has received funding from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.
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Participating Centers and Lead Surgeons:​
• University of Michigan - Dr. Kevin Chung and Dr. Jessica Billig
• Indiana University Health - Dr. Joshua Adkinson
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Dr. John Fowler
• OrthoCarolina Hand Center - Dr. R. Glenn Gaston
• Emory Orthopaedics, Sports & Spine - Dr. Michael Gottschalk and Dr. Eric Wagner
• University of Rochester Medical Center - Dr. Warren Hammert
• Curtis National Hand Center - Dr. Ryan Katz and Dr. Avi Giladi
• Wake Forest Baptist Health - Dr. John Li
• Mayo Clinic - Dr. Marco Rizzo
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What Is Our Mission?
M-CHIQs aims to improve the QUALITY of patient care in hand surgery. We aim to do this by:
• Working collaboratively with providers to collect, analyze and report data
• Maintaining confidentiality of all data regarding patients, providers and practices
• Measuring variation in clinical practice
• Providing timely feedback to providers to continuously improve quality
• Learning from one another
• Building collaborative relationships across specialties and practices
• Using evidence-based medicine
• Using our data to inform policy on clinical guidelines
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How Will We Accomplish Our Mission?
Our first initiative will focus on improving the diagnosis and treatment of carpal tunnel surgery. Patient data will be collected approximately 30 days after carpal tunnel release.