Clinical Quality Outcomes

As the largest medically-directed provider of anesthesia services in North Central Wisconsin, Central Wisconsin Anesthesiology, S.C. plays a leadership role in documenting clinical outcomes. As a member of the Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), we submit our clinical outcomes data to the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR) of the AQI. This ensures that we maintain the highest standards in the practice of anesthesiology.

We track and record reliable, evidence-based and measurable quality indicators, and use that information to improve clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. The data also encourages continuous improvement at CWA by comparing our quality metrics against national benchmarks and other anesthesia practices of similar scope and size.

We currently collect and report on the following patient clinical outcomes data:

CMS (QID) Measures

#130 – Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record

#404 – Smoking Abstinence

#424 – Perioperative Temperature Management

#430 – Prevention of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) – Combination Therapy

#463 – Prevention of POV-combination therapy (Pediatrics)

#477 – Multimodal Pain Management (previously AQI59)

AQI (Non-QID) Measures

AQI18 – Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG): Prolonged Intubation-Inverse Measure

AQI48 – Patient-Reported Experience with Anesthesia

AQI56 – Use of Neuraxial Techniques and/or Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

AQI67 – Consultation for Frail Patients

AQI69 – Intraoperative Antibiotic Redosing

AQI73 – Prevention of Arterial Line Related Bloodstream Infections

AQI71 – Ambulatory Glucose Management

AQI72 – Perioperative Anemia Management

EPREOP31 – Intraoperative Hypotension among Non-Emergent Noncardiac Surgical Cases