VQI: Website for Members Only Launched

May 22, 2017 Re-posted from the May 2017 issue of Vascular Specialist

The Vascular Quality Initiative has created a new password-protected "Members Only" section for the VQI website. This area will enable members to share best practices, plus materials such as case studies, videos and presentations, more effectively with each other and between representatives of regional groups.

Key elements of the new section include:• A National Shared Area, to include materials from the VQI Annual Meeting (available to all members now)• A Regional Shared Area, to include regional best practice materials, flyers and research (found in User Testing)• A Members Forum for all members on all topics (found in User Testing)

VQI members should already have received an email with log-in credentials for the new National Shared Area within Members Only. For questions, contact Nancy Heatley at nancy@justrightmarketing.net. She administers the site on behalf of the VQI.

Functionality is being tested on some areas, which may presently be "read only." All areas are expected to be open to all members by the end of June.

Note: No patient data or Patient Safety Work Product data will be shared in the new Members Only area. These sensitive data will still be managed within the M2S PATHWAYS clinical database.

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