The registry will extend beyond IR-patient engagement to standardize IR treatments and outcomes and advance evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
How does the SIR VIRTEX data registry work?
Watch this demo video to see how the VIRTEX SIR Data Registry can help improve patient care, track patient outcomes, and provide benchmarking capabilities for interventional radiology.
The new SIR data registry
With the arrival of VIRTEX, interventional radiology is ready to take a major step forward in advancing patient care and enhancing recognition of the specialty’s capabilities. This will be the gold standard for clinical IR data to drive improvements in quality, practice performance, and innovations for years to come.
VIRTEX enables your practice and/or institution to:
- Prove that IR therapies can be first-line solutions that are less invasive and more efficient than surgical approaches
- Strengthen data-driven, evidence-based care that reduces variation in treatment
- Inform and benefit from the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines
- Obtain standard sets of data types to benchmark and improve care outcomes
How to Enroll
SIR is currently recruiting practices and institutions that have a strong commitment to quality improvement to serve as pilot sites. Contact us to begin the registry enrollment process.
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Latest news about VIRTEX
The ACR Bulletin published "Beyond Data," on October 25, 2022
Structured reports and registry participation are truly how we as radiologists and interventional radiologists grow and defend our own existence.
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In the Fall 2022 issue, IR Quarterly published "Can standardized reports improve your reimbursement rates and help optimize workflow?"
The Society of Interventional Radiology standardized reporting initiative allows IR practices to streamline reporting, which not only decreases denials and report revision rates, but increases accurate charge capture and improves reimbursement rates.
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The Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) published a July 2022 editorial on "Blazing New Trails or Playing Catch Up?"
IR currently has the opportunity not only to catch up to other specialties but also to become a leader in intelligent data collection.
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In May 2022, IR Quarterly published a Q&A with SIR president Matthew S. Johnson, MD, FSIR.
It's clear that our membershp needs to demonstrate to hospitals, payers and insurance carriers that what we do not only has value, but it improves quality and length of life without an enourmous cost.
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The Kinked Wire podcast, episode 30 highlighted "Improving patient care through the VIRTEX Data Registry."
Guest host Jaimin Shah, MD, speaks with Raj Shah, MD, FSIR, and Matthew S. Johnson, MD, FSIR, about participating in the VIRTEX Data Registry and how it helps interventional radiologists demonstrate their value, improve patient care and strengthen the specialty.
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"The SIR data registry is the way to grow IR and make sure interventional radiologists succeed."
— Rajesh Shah, MD, FSIR, Director of Interventional Radiology, Associate Chief of Radiology, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
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