VQI® Varicose Vein Registry™
The Society for Vascular Surgery Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) in collaboration with the American Venous Forum (AVF) has developed the Varicose Vein Registry (VVR), as part of the Vascular Quality Initiative ® (www.vascularqualityinitiative.org)
The VVR captures all procedures that are performed in vein centers, office-based practices, and ambulatory or inpatient settings on the M2S PATHWAYS clinical data platform, including:
The VVR data collected includes patient demographic, history, and procedure data plus early and late office-based and patient- reported follow-up.
Benefits of VQI VVR Participation
Key Features for Understanding VQI VVR Outcomes
The VQI VVR is a web-based data registry with real-time reporting and analytics which helps members to:
VQI is organized as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO), which provides protection against discovery of comparative data in legal proceedings, so that providers can submit outcome data without fear of reprisal. Data are only used for quality improvement and cannot be publically reported.
VQI also uses claims data from members to insure that all procedures are submitted, to avoid the selective reporting that diminishes the value of many registries. In addition, the VQI has certified several EMR vendors to provide a data integration service.to assist members with the associated registry data entry.
To schedule an interactive demo or for more information, please email VQI@m2s.com