Surgical Intelligence, Applied Informatics, and Digital Innovation

What We Do

Surgical Intelligence and Applied Informatics is a one-stop shop for surgical outcomes data across the UK HealthCare Enterprise and the nation. We do retrospective research on health care outcomes data in support of surgical quality improvement and education.

Dan Davenport and Devauna Adkins

Mission

To transform data into information that deepens knowledge of surgical diseases and outcomes; improves decision-making regarding the structure, technology, providers, and processes of surgical care; and provides feedback on the results of surgical innovation and improvement processes.

Portrait photo of Dr. Eleftherios Xenos in suit coat and tie
Eleftherios Xenos, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S
Professor and Chief
Division of Surgical Intelligence, Applied Informatics, and Digital Innovation
Dan and Devauna

Vision: Optimal Surgical Outcomes

We value data-driven decision-making, learning and improvement, transparency, and responsiveness in addition to our common core values of innovation, respect, compassion, and teamwork.

Surgical Outcomes Data

  • Manage data collection and internal/external reporting of risk-adjusted surgical outcomes for the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP, adults and children), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac and General Thoracic databases.

Research Consultation

  • Provide methodological and data design consultation to students, residents and faculty wishing to do retrospective or series studies of surgical problems.

Collaboration

  • Act as a liaison to other sources of surgical outcomes data and data registries at UK Healthcare and nationally (See Data Resources below.)

Local and National Benchmarking

  • Provide local historic and national benchmark surgical outcomes for educational, innovation, and quality improvement purposes. Provide local counts of patients and procedures for grant writing and clinical trial proposals.

Data Resources

  • UK HealthCare Surgical Outcomes Data Registry
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS) - National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) - Adult and Pediatric
  • ACS - Metabolic Bariatric Surgical Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
  • National Trauma Data Bank
  • ACS - Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) - Adult and Pediatric
  • ACS - National Cancer Database (NCDB) 
  • Kentucky Cancer Registry
  • United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
  • Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
  • Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program (CESQIP)
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac and General Thoracic Databases
  • Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Registry (ECMO)
  • National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Infection Tracking System
  • Vizient Clinical Database
  • EPIC SlicerDicer
  • Data Warehouse and Financial Data
  • and more...Please contact us for additional databases.
Data Resources
  • UK HealthCare Surgical Outcomes Data Registry
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS) - National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) - Adult and Pediatric
  • ACS - Metabolic Bariatric Surgical Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
  • National Trauma Data Bank
  • ACS - Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) - Adult and Pediatric
  • ACS - National Cancer Database (NCDB) 
  • Kentucky Cancer Registry
  • United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
  • Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
  • Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program (CESQIP)
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac and General Thoracic Databases
  • Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Registry (ECMO)
  • National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Infection Tracking System
  • Vizient Clinical Database
  • EPIC SlicerDicer
  • Data Warehouse and Financial Data
  • and more...Please contact us for additional databases.

Contact Us:

Eleftherios Xenos, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.

Professor and Division Chief

859-323-5940
eleftherios.xenos@uky.edu
MN 274, William R. Willard Bldg.