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Outcomes published in the most recent regional quality report for calendar year 2021 procedures included the following results indicating the hospital performed better than the expected rate and the region ’ s observed rates :
VQI OVERALL
REGION BSWHVH
TCAR symptomatic stroke / death in hospital 2.6 % 1.9 % 0.0 % Carotid endarterectomy symptomatic : stroke / death in hospital 2.2 % 1.2 % 0.0 % Carotid endarterectomy asymptomatic : stroke / death in hospital 0.9 % 0.8 % 0.0 %
Transfemoral carotid artery stent symptomatic : stroke / death in hospital
4.7 % 2.5 % 0.0 %
BETTER THAN EXPECTED
Transfemoral carotid artery stent asymptomatic : stroke / death in hospital
1.7 % 0.9 % 0.0 %
Procedures performed between Jan . 1 , 2021 and Dec . 31 , 2021 at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas ( BSWHVH ).
3-STAR RATING : VQI PARTICIPATION
The Vascular Quality Initiative ( VQI ) is a collaboration of regional quality groups designed to improve the quality , safety , effectiveness , and cost of vascular healthcare by collecting and analyzing information . This allows centers and providers to compare their performance to regional and national benchmarks . The VQI is governed by the Society for Vascular Surgeons ( SVS ) Patient Safety Organization ( PSO ), which provides oversight of data sharing arrangements , key outcome and quality measure analyses , and dissemination of information to participating providers .
Priya Padmanabhan , MHA , LSSYB , Manager for Clinical Performance Measures , was invited to attend the Society for Vascular Surgeons national conference ( Boston , MA ) to present her poster , “ Coordinating Aortic Follow-up Across Multiple Registries .”
Published in April 2022 , through the participation of the VQI database , Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas received the 2021 VQI Participation Award * in the form of three stars , the highest rating available . Out of 678 centers participating , the vascular surgery program on the Dallas campus was one of 79 centers that received three stars . This is the sixth consecutive three-star recognition granted .
Centers are eligible to receive up to three stars depending on the extent of their participation in four categories :
• Rate of long-term follow-up reporting
• Physician attendance at regional quality group meetings
• Quality improvement activities
• Number of VQI registries subscribed , which provides opportunities for learning and improvement
* Per VQI : This award does not represent the quality of care delivered but rather is a measure of VQI participation .
CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY
At Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas , vascular surgeons on the hospital ’ s medical staff diagnose and treat patients who may need surgical intervention for atherosclerotic plaque buildup in the carotid arteries . The main treatment for plaque buildup is carotid endarterectomy ( CEA ). Patients unable to undergo CEA for various medical reasons may benefit from another procedure , carotid angioplasty and stenting , to restore blood flow and cover the obstructing plaque .
Vascular surgeons on the medical staff at the hospital have been involved in years of research and clinical studies related to carotid stenting devices and techniques .
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