Many vascular access experts have been looking for an easy way to collect data and to get more from your data? We want to know how we compare! Did everyone realize that there is now a National PICC Database for vascular access? I have been using the first-ever, web-based picc registry for a few months now. It was officially launched at the AVA national meeting 2 weeks ago! This allows my team and me to utilize a very user-friendly, secure platform to enter all kinds of insertion, care and maintenance and infection data points. The reports generated are real time and each clinician only sees their own reports, while the team lead can view the overall team data. These quality reports are "First Attmept Success Rates," "Malpositon Rates," "Overall Success Rates," "Days from Admission to Referral" and many more! The national database can be used as an assessment tool as well. The line insertions for any new or previous patient will appear in one location for us to review and this then allows us to determine the right device for that patient. The great thing is that in the in the very near future I will be able to receive comparison data to other like hospitals from across the US. They are actually going to provide a national data comparison number to every particpating hospital. Vascular access clinicians are actually creating this non-biased, real-life data. If you are interested check out www.piccregistry.com.
The PICC Registry allows me to spend more time at the bedside--and not worry about creating various reports for management. LOVE IT!
Deborah Nalian, RN, CRNI,BSN, VA-BC
I went on the website and it looks great. I am waiting to get information back to see what is involved in the registration process, but if it works, this is the BEST idea in the last 20 years of vascular access! We should all be collecting data and seeing national benchmarks, etc. It seems like every other speciality has a database and gets results, but not vascular access! I missed the AVA meeting, but I am hopeful that this database is as good as it seems! I hope everyone goes on and signs up so we get national data!
JR
JR,
I agree 100%! Benchmarks in vascular access are needed. As a group of professional we need to stop working in isolation and compare ourselves to improve patient outcomes and patient satisfaction. So many other specialties have national databases; it’s had to believe that we didn’t have this option until now. Getting enrolled was not difficult. I love the repots that are generated by the data we enter daily. I can see my data and my team’s data as well as a hospital average for the team. The amazing part will be when I can see a national average! I am happy to see so many other vascular access specialists see the value too.