Supporting Organizations
Community support from a variety of sectors has been integral to the ongoing growth and development of SCOAP. These sectors include the Washington State Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, which partnered in the development of SCOAP, founding and currently participating hospitals, health plans and pharmaceutical companies.
We are grateful to the support of surgeons from the American College of Surgery who helped found and advance SCOAP, and early support from The Washington State Health Care Authority and The Washington State Medical Assistance Administration. Their contributions highlight a dedication to patient safety and high quality care.
In January 2008, the Board of Directors of the Puget Sound Health Alliance recognized COAP and SCOAP "as important quality improvement programs functioning within Washington State that are data driven, collaborative in their development, and that have an established feedback loop with the clear intent of sharing data to facilitate action and improvement." The Alliance also "strongly encourages hospitals' and physicians' voluntary participation in COAP/SCOAP for quality improvement purposes."
Member hospitals who have agreed to that voluntary participation, and to supporting SCOAP through fees and the costs of data acquisition, represent the cutting edge of improving quality and should be recognized for their leadership in supporting SCOAP.
The following additional organizations have enabled SCOAP to reach hospitals across Washington State through efforts such as support for regional meetings, SCOAP program development, and Surgical Checklist implementation:
Aetna Foundation
Baxter Healthcare
Life Sciences Discovery Fund
Merck & Co. Inc.
Pacific Northwest Vascular Society
Sanofi-aventis
We thank and recognize these leaders in health care, and hope you or your organization would like to join them in supporting SCOAP's goal of high quality, safer, and more appropriate care for every citizen of Washington State.
