Patient Portal
Useful information for patients before and after surgery.
Abdominal core health quality
Introducing the ACHQC Mobile App
Important information for hernia patients, surgeons, and care teams is available through this free iOS and Android app.
ACHQCQuality improvement for hernia and abdominal core healthDr. Gay joins the ACHQC
Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative
The Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative (ACHQC), formerly the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC), aims to improve the value of care delivered to patients undergoing hernia and abdominal surgery. Formed by hernia surgeons in private practice and academic settings, the ACHQC utilizes concepts of continuous quality improvement to improve outcomes and optimize costs.
This is accomplished through patient-centered data collection, ongoing performance feedback to clinicians, and improvement based on analysis of collected data and collaborative learning.
Free patient resource
What the ACHQC App Includes
Recovery and Rehabilitation
A postoperative rehabilitation program with diagrams and videos designed to optimize recovery.
Pain Management
Pain-management and opioid-reduction strategies for surgical recovery.
Surgeon Portal
ORACLE resources that help clinicians calculate patient risk.
You do not have to be an ACHQC member to download the app. Patients, surgeons, care teams, and colleagues are encouraged to use and share this resource.
Mission
Maximizing Quality and Value
“The mission of the ACHQC is to maximize the quality and value of health care for patients who suffer from hernia disease and diseases of the abdominal wall or abdominal core.”
The ACHQC fulfills its mission through robust data collection and rigorous analyses to identify areas where abdominal core health may be enhanced and directly impact the quality of patient care.
Questions about hernia care?
Dr. Gay personally reviews treatment options with patients across Boise and the Treasure Valley.