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The topic of quality touches every aspect of the work of a clinical surgeon. In order to appropriately discuss quality, mechanisms by which to measure quality need to be understood. Quality improvement does not end with quality measurement, however, and it is essential that data be used to drive continuous change in clinical care. Several different paradigms and ongoing examples of quality measurement and improvement approaches are discussed with a particular focus on those that have been applied in colorectal surgery. There is no single approach to quality that functions perfectly in all contexts, and the goal of this chapter is to guide the reader in developing an understanding of quality that reflects the complexity of this field and hopefully encourages broader participation in these activities by the greater colorectal surgery community. Ultimately, surgeons all want what is best for their patients, and the concepts described are designed for surgeons in their efforts to meet this goal.

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  1. University of California, San Francisco, Department of Surgery, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Elizabeth C. Wick

  2. Mayo Clinic, Department of Surgery, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    David A. Etzioni

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Scott R. Steele

  2. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Tracy L. Hull

  3. University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Neil Hyman

  4. Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

    Justin A. Maykel

  5. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Thomas E. Read

  6. Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Charles B. Whitlow

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Wick, E.C., Etzioni, D.A. (2022). Quality. In: Steele, S.R., Hull, T.L., Hyman, N., Maykel, J.A., Read, T.E., Whitlow, C.B. (eds) The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66049-9_71

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