What work is required to implement and sustain the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)? A qualitative study of NSQIP implementation in Alberta, Canada.

The work the teams did to implement and sustain NSQIP highlights the need for time and resources to develop shared understandings of work processes, reorganise themselves to work together and understand how to help others in the surgical community interpret and value using NSQIP to improve care.