July VQI Newsletter
The third issue of the Vascular Quality Initiative® Newsletter has been published. It provides updates on new features of the M2S cloud-based system, the new VQI® website, and the latest from current regional quality groups.
The third issue of the Vascular Quality Initiative® Newsletter has been published. It provides updates on new features of the M2S cloud-based system, the new VQI® website, and the latest from current regional quality groups.
At the Vascular Annual Meeting®, there were two sessions held discussing the benefits of participating in regional quality groups through the Vascular Quality Initiative. Below you can view the slides presented at each session.
VQI Presentations (in PDF):
The June 2012 issue of Vascular Specialist, the official newspaper of the Society for Vascular Surgery, contains an article on the rapid growth of the Vascular Quality Initiative. The article also talks about current projects under way to further enhance the value of the VQI to its participants.
The June 2012 issue of Vascular Specialist, the official newspaper of the Society for Vascular Surgery, features an article on the Vascular Quality Initiative website. The article highlights the resources available for both current and prospective VQI participants.
The May 2012 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery contains an article on the Vascular Quality Initiative. The article highlights the current status of the VQI, as well as gives an overview of each of the components and a comparison with other registries.
The development team at M2S is currently building tools to allow VQI participants the ability to run ad-hoc reports. These reports will also bring more advanced reporting functions and features.
If you are attending the Vascular Annual Meeting in June, stop by the VQI booth to…Read More
There are currently eight procedures for which data is collected in the VQI.
The demand for adding amputation to the VQI has increased significantly. The Quality Committee of the SVS PSO has completed their deliberation on this procedure, and has decided to move forward.
Currently, the relevant data fields…Read More
The April 2012 issue of Vascular Specialist, the official newspaper of the Society for Vascular Surgery, has an article on the value of regional collaboration in the VQI.
This article explains the benefits of regional groups, as well as some of the requirements for their formation.
The Vascular Quality Initiative® surpassed 150 participating centers in March, which includes a combined total of more than 700 physicians in participation.
There are currently seven accredited Regional Quality Groups formed. More than half of the centers participating in the VQI belong to a Regional Quality Group,…Read More
In this edition, there are some updates on the Quality Committee and Governing Council. There is also an update on the mandatory data validation process which is underway.
There are also updates from M2S regarding improvements to the web-based registry, along with some FAQs for Data Managers.
Last, the Regional Quality Groups…Read More