PENNJ-SOS is a quality improvement program led by the Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF), with grant funding from the AmerisourceBergen Foundation, an independent not-for-profit charitable giving organization dedicated to supporting health-related causes. Launched in 2018 as the Pennsylvania Opioid Surgical Stewardship Enterprise and renamed in 2021 to reflect regional growth, the program focuses on preventing chronic opioid use among post-surgical patients.
HCIF has partnered both with members of the Pennsylvania National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Consortium (PANC) and with non-member hospitals to implement strategies that prevent opioid use disorder while effectively managing post-operative pain. Since its launch, more than 40 hospitals in PA and NJ have participated in the program; 11 of the hospitals have participated in measurement, collecting and submitting data through the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).
In addition to collecting data for longitudinal quality improvement assessment, this collaborative produces and deploys opioid surgical stewardship materials and health-literate resources for surgery patients to be used by hospitals nationwide.
HCIF has partnered both with members of the Pennsylvania National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Consortium (PANC) and with non-member hospitals to implement strategies that prevent opioid use disorder while effectively managing post-operative pain. Since its launch, more than 40 hospitals in PA and NJ have participated in the program; 11 of the hospitals have participated in measurement, collecting and submitting data through the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).
In addition to collecting data for longitudinal quality improvement assessment, this collaborative produces and deploys opioid surgical stewardship materials and health-literate resources for surgery patients to be used by hospitals nationwide.