CCE Gastrointestinal disorders: Penn Medicine - Selection criteria
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Awards and distinctions that make Penn Medicine Center a Center of Excellence
Penn Medicine Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quality Improvement Initiatives underway:
Established the Clinical Effectiveness and Quality Improvement department to streamline services, promote better communication between patients and providers, monitor advances in data analysis, and recommend regulatory requirements and national benchmarks
Patient satisfaction survey mailed after visit
Current participation in national therapeutic initiatives:
Program in animal research for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)
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Number of annual referrals for specialty:
Over 15, 000 patient visits per year
30 percent new patients
Number of international referrals:
10 to 15 per month
Number of patients treated/procedures performed per year:
Over 20, 000 endoscopic procedures per year
Number of research protocols engaged in annually:
Over 25 per year in clinical research
Outcome data:
Best one year and three year patient survival and liver graft survival in liver transplantation in country (Data source: UNOS/Scientific Registry of Transplants)
Medical Nobel Laureates on faculty:
One in the department of chemistry
Patient education efforts:
Patient support groups, Website, newsletters and direct contact
Patient satisfaction survey results:
90 percent patient satisfaction
Availability of comprehensive care programs:
Accessible in liver, IBD, GI cancers, GI motility and advanced endoscopy (ERCP, EUS)
Evidence of incorporating research and clinical care:
NIH funding over $12 million per year
Clinical trials in liver diseases, IBD, and GI cancers are for clinical care