Observational StudyAnesthesia Quality Institute National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry

The Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) is home to the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR), a data warehouse that has been designated as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) reporting. With 20 million cases and growing, Anesthesia Quality Institute's clinical data provides an evidence-based rational that informs treatment choices and helps control treatment costs.

National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry is intended for all anesthesia providers caring for patients. The registry provides participating providers with:

Custom continuous performance monitors Performance gap analysis and patient outlier identification Access to improvement interventions to close performance gaps including patient care management tools, targeted education, resources and other evidence based interventions Registry and peer-to-peer benchmarks