Click here to read message... HomeSurgeonsData ManagersAbout UsUpcoming EventsResourcesContact Us About Us Message from Dr. Rich | Print | Dear California Participant in the STS... National Database: At the request of the California Society of Thoracic Surgeons (CASTS), STS is developing a California Regional Report that will include risk-adjusted outcomes.... CASTS plans to use the California Regional Report to share processes and practices that will help reduce variability in outcomes. For the report, data submitted by California...

Print About Us Message from Dr. Rich | Print | Dear California Participant in the STS National Database: At the request of the California Society of Thoracic Surgeons (CASTS), STS... is developing a California Regional Report that will include risk-adjusted outcomes for coronary bypass grafting surgery, valve procedures, and combined procedures from 2007... a valuable role in many successful regional quality improvement programs across the country. CASTS plans to use the California Regional Report to share processes and practices...

collaborative group in Southern California. A message from Dr. Jeffrey Milliken and a summary of the project protocol and goals are posted on the home page. The CASTS surgeons/data... managers meetings wereheld May 2 (Northern) and May 16 (Southern California). Agendas and minutesare posted in the resources section. A hospital dues process has been established.... What Should You Expect of a Professional Society? The California Society of Thoracic Surgeons (CASTS) was established in 1996. It is your society, you' being the state's cardiac...