Outcomes 2019 - Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital BSWHHVH_646_2019 Outcomes JOOMAG MOD | Page 37

3-Star Rating: VQI Participation
The 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.
Published in March 2019, through the
participation of the Vascular Quality Initiative
(VQI) database, Baylor Scott & White Heart and
Vascular Hospital – Dallas received the 2018 VQI
Participation Award* in the form of three stars,
the highest rating available.
VQI 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
With a robust research program encompassing a wide array of studies and clinical trials on the Baylor
Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas campus, the vascular surgeons on the medical staff
continue the tradition of being innovative pioneers in vascular medicine and surgery. For a listing of
current research studies, refer to BaylorHeartHospital.com/ClinicalTrials or the iOS compatible app,
Baylor Heart Center.
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group meetings
• Quality improvement activities
• Number of VQI registries subscribed,
which provides opportunities for learning
and improvement
Outcomes published in the most recent regional quality report for calendar year 2018 procedures
included the following and indicates the hospital performed better than the expected and the region
observed rates:
VQI
overall Region BSWHVH
observed
Non-ruptured open AAA: in-hospital mortality 4.1% 3.5% 0%
Carotid endarterectomy: stroke or death in hospital 1.0% 1.4% 0%
Better than
expected/
observed
Expected BSWHVH
observed
Carotid artery stent: stroke or death in hospital 2.5% 1.7%
Carotid endarterectomy: percentage of patients with LOS >1 day 27% 37%
Endovascular AAA repair: percentage of patients with LOS >2 days 17% 5%
Procedures performed between Jan. 1, 2018 and Dec. 31, 2018.
*per VQI: This award does not represent the quality of care delivered, but rather is a measure of VQI participation.