Regional quality groups in the Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative.
The Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) is designed to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and cost of vascular health care. The SVS VQI is uniquely organized as a distributed network of regional quality improvement groups across the United States. The regional approach allows for the involvement of a variety of health care professionals, the pooling of available resources and expertise, and serves as a motivating factor for each participating institution. Regional quality group sizes, administrative structure, and meeting logistics vary according to geography and regional needs. This review describes the process of forming, growing, and maintaining a regional quality improvement group of the SVS VQI.
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Keck Hospital of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. karen.woo@surgery.usc.edu
Karen
K
Woo
Jens
J
Eldrup-Jorgensen
John W
JW
Hallett
Mark G
MG
Davies
Adam
A
Beck
Gilbert R
GR
Upchurch
Fred A
FA
Weaver
Jack L
JL
Cronenwett
D019985:Benchmarking / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000592:standards; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D012042:Registries; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*