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Surgical Initiative Projects and Innovations

Surgical care providers throughout Saskatchewan are adopting 'patient first' practices that have been effective in Saskatchewan, elsewhere in Canada and around the world.

A variety of innovative projects and processes are already underway.

		Specialist Directory Find wait times for surgeons in Saskatchewan and what procedures they perform.

		Patient Pathways Saskatchewan is streamlining care processes, using teams of health professionals to improve and expedite services, and educating patients so that they can be partners in decisions about their health.

		Surgical Information System (SIS) Saskatchewan hospitals are streamlining surgical and operating room processes.

		Surgical Safety Checklist Find out how Saskatchewan surgical teams are improving patient safety.

		Third-Party Delivery Learn how Saskatchewan is increasing surgical and diagnostic imaging capacity through partnerships with third-party providers.

		Appropriateness and Clinical Variation How Saskatchewan is beginning to address clinical variation to ensure patients receive appropriate care.

		Regional Surgical Capacity Initiatives to expand surgical capacity in Saskatchewan health regions.

		Quality Insight Online Health Quality Council resource aimed at measuring surgical wait time progress and trends in Saskatchewan.

		Surgical Initiative - Common Questions

More health care system improvements are in development.

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Surgical Initiative Projects and Innovations