M2S, Inc. releases Clinical Data Pathways Upgrades

West Lebanon, NH Oct 20, 2010 — M2S, Inc., a leading provider of medical image and clinical data analysis services has released version 1.7 of its Clinical Data Pathways vascular quality improvement database. Pathways is a secure, web-based data collection and analysis system that provides real-time benchmarked reports and facilitates local, regional and national data collaboration, while providing the customer with complete control of their data. This release provides new procedure forms and fields, as well as user interface enhancements in response to customer feedback.
With this latest release of Clinical Data Pathways, participating centers can now collect all required data for Carotid Artery Stent Facility Recertification through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Another feature of the release is the splitting of the previous Lower Extremity Bypass procedure form into Infra-Inguinal Bypass and Supra-Inguinal Bypass procedure forms, added to improve the clarity and quality of the data being collected. Upcoming releases to Clinical Data Pathways will include additional procedure forms – Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair, Dialysis Access and Amputation, as well as a new module to capture Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) data.