Survival, reintervention and surveillance reports: long-term, centre-level evaluation and feedback of vascular interventions

BMJ Surg Interv Health Technol. 2022 Oct 7;4(1):e000140. doi: 10.1136/bmjsit-2022-000140. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

The combination of registry and administrative claims data have facilitated research and quality improvement efforts. Using Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) registry data and Medicare claims we have generated centre-specific survival, reintervention and surveillance reports which benchmark participating centres' performance to the VQI as a whole and to published guidelines. In 2021, we distributed these reports to 303 participating centres. These reports offer an opportunity for centres to evaluate their performance and identify focus areas for quality improvement work.

Keywords: Active Surveillance; Health Services Research; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Outcomes Research.