Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)

[JD]

There is a surgeon in my area who has been accredited as a “Master Surgeon in Hernia Surgery” by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) of Raleigh, NC. The SRC website says that “SRC is a nonprofit, patient safety organization that provides accreditations for surgical facilities and medical professionals.”

Does anyone have knowledge about this organization, or whether this credential could be helpful in choosing a hernia doc? I don’t think that most (or any) of the well-known hernia experts (e.g., those mentioned in this forum, or those who have appeared as guests on Hernia Talk Live) hold this credential. So I don’t know if it is helpful or not.

[Good intentions]

The surgeon who implanted the mesh in me was part of one of those, almost identical. I was impressed and thought it meant something. Really though, I think, it’s just side-money. “Non-profit” just means that all money collected is spent on operating the business. That includes salaries of the employees of the non-profit.

It’s just a place to get a certificate that says you do things a certain way. There is nothing in the requirements about positive results though.

It is interesting though that they apparently have an “Outcomes Database”. That’s what I would want to see. Ask to see that if you talk to the surgeon.

https://www.surgicalreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MS-Hernia-One-Pager-101322.pdf

“7. CONTINUOUS QUALITY ASSESSMENT
All applicant surgeon must collect outcomes data on all patients who undergo hernia surgery procedures in SRC’s Outcomes Database (or a similar qualifying database).”

The surgeon pays, provides supporting data, and gets a certificate.

Programs, Pricing & Requirements

Click through the menus on the left to see what the business is about.

Board of Directors

[Good intentions]

Here is another reason a surgeon might pay for the accreditation. Marketing services. Never overlook that the practice of medicine is also a business.

CARE

[drtowfigh]

Just fyi, it is a mandate by the American Board of Surgery that all surgeons must collect outcomes data. There are a handful of approved databases. I’m not sure if the SRC database qualifies as a Board-approved database. So, the SRC is not offering any more rigorousness than what is demanded of all Board-certified surgeons.

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