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Now Released: VCSQI STS Efficiency Metrics – Q4 2025

We’re proud to share the latest Adult Cardiac Surgery Efficiency Metrics from the Virginia Cardiac Services Quality Initiative. These metrics reflect our continued commitment to transparency, collaboration, and data-driven improvement across cardiac surgery programs statewide. 🔍 What’s included: Operating Room Time (Total, Surgery, and Non-Surgery) Performance across low, medium, and high-risk patient populations Benchmarking across hospitals and program volumes Insights fro

Sherri White

Mar 191 min read

VCSQI–MCSQI Collaborative Workshop Recap

Advancing Cardiac Surgery Data Management & Documentation Recently, the Virginia Cardiac Services Quality Initiative (VCSQI) and the Maryland Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative (MCSQI) hosted a collaborative virtual workshop bringing together cardiac surgery data managers, clinicians, and quality leaders from across the country. The session focused on strengthening STS documentation practices, improving data abstraction workflows, and enhancing registry data quality through s

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Mar 172 min read

Announcement: Dr. Peter O’Brien Appointed Vice Chair of VCSQI

National cardiovascular quality leader and founding member of the VA Heart Attack Coalition joins VCSQI leadership VCSQI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Peter O’Brien, MD as Vice Chair. Dr. O’Brien will serve a one-year term as Vice Chair and will assume the role of Chair in 2027, consistent with the organization’s leadership succession process. Dr. O’Brien is a nationally respected cardiologist and interventional cardiologist with deep expertise in systems of c

Sherri White

Jan 62 min read

VCSQI Welcomes Dr. Chalak O. Berzingi, MD to the Board of Directors

The Virginia Cardiac Services Quality Initiative (VCSQI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Chalak O. Berzingi, MD to the VCSQI Board of Directors. Dr. Berzingi is an accomplished interventional cardiologist with Carilion Clinic’s Cardiovascular Institute and a Professor of Medicine. He brings deep clinical expertise in complex coronary interventions and a strong commitment to quality improvement and collaborative care. In addition to his clinical and academic role

Sherri White

Dec 11, 20251 min read