SVS VQI Launches Carotid Care Quality Champion Program – TEST

Chicago, IL (September 5, 2024) — The Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® (SVS VQI) clinical registry today announced the Carotid Care Quality Champion recognition program. The program honors healthcare organizations across the country dedicated to improving the safety and effectiveness of vascular care through participation in the VQI’s carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy registries.

Today, select facilities across the country have been recognized as Carotid Care Quality Champions. These organizations engage the SVS VQI infrastructure to monitor the quality of care for their vascular patients and help them comply with the latest societal and governmental guidelines, including the change in carotid artery stenting coverage reflected in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) recent national coverage decision (NCD) 20.7.