Earning recognition through the Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award is more than just an honor—it reflects a program’s dedication to improving vascular patient care. These awards, established by the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI), highlight commitment to data quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Yet many programs find it challenging to know exactly where they stand or what steps will help them achieve a higher star rating.
That’s why Registry Partners developed the VQI Star Rating Tool for the Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award. This free, interactive resource makes it easy to measure your current standing, identify opportunities for improvement, and even predict what actions may be needed to increase or maintain your star rating in future award cycles.
Breaking Down the Four Domains
The Commitment to Vascular Quality Award measures performance in four key areas. The Star Rating Tool helps you see how your facility is doing in each domain and plan strategies to improve:
Domain 1 – Long-Term Follow-Up (LTFU):
Track your numerator and denominator for each procedure type and instantly view your overall score. The tool also lets you project how many additional follow-ups are needed to reach the maximum points.
Domain 2 – Regional Meeting Attendance:
Enter your team’s attendance at regional quality meetings and conferences, and even forecast how future meeting participation will impact your rating.
Domain 3 – Quality Improvement Projects:
Record current or planned QI initiatives and see how these activities positively affect your score.
Domain 4 – Registry Subscriptions:
Review all VQI registries your site participates in and model how adding new subscriptions could strengthen your star rating.
More Than a Plaque
Recognition awards aren’t just a certificate to hang on the wall—they are benchmarks that can guide growth, accountability, and better patient care. With the VQI Star Rating Tool, your team can:
- Spark discussions about provider education and quality initiatives
- Identify which domain offers the greatest opportunity for improvement
- Forecast how participation changes can boost next year’s star rating
- Focus resources on actions that make the most impact on patient outcomes
Most importantly, patients benefit when programs strengthen long-term follow-up and other quality measures. As one user of the tool said:
“I find this very easy to see where I am rating and also predict where I will rate each new year!”
Get Started Today
Your commitment to quality drives progress. The VQI Star Rating Tool makes it easy to track your participation, identify opportunities for improvement, and strengthen your program’s path forward.
