Key performance indicators (KPI) are often associated with the operational and financial components of an ASC, says Courtney Byl, RN, nurse manager for Orbis Vascular in Houston, Texas. While those KPIs are important to measuring the success of a center, she says, another type of metric is just as crucial. “Clinical KPIs provide data points that allow an ASC to measure its ability to provide safe, effective and high-quality patient care.”