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ACC Registries

 
ACC Registry Mission
To improve the quality of cardiovascular patient care by providing information, knowledge and tools; implementing quality initiatives; and supporting research that improves patient care and outcomes.
 
    The Registry Community provides tools to advance quality improvement in hospitals and the outpatient setting: 
    • Quarterly comparative institutional outcomes reports with apples to apples comparison and benchmarking
    • Accurate national and peer comparisons
    • Standardized data elements and definitions
    • Risk-adjusting adverse outcomes
    • National, secure, confidential and audited. Patient, physician and institutional data remain confidential. Only anonymous aggregated data are reported for benchmarking purposes. Onsite audits to confirm data accuracy
    • Online dashboards, plus quarterly and annual benchmark reports
    • Expert, scientific oversight and clinically experienced support staff
    • Available certified software vendors 
    • Training and Orientation
    • Training via webinars, user guides, learning labs, and the NCDR™ annual User Group program
    • Discounted NCDR™ programs and learning labs
    • Monthly Registry Site Manager conference calls with NCDR™ staff
 
Each NCDR™ registry is governed by NCDR™'s Management Board and a committee structure that provide oversight and direction to over 55 employees dedicated to its mission.
 
NCDR Management Board shall provide oversight and direction for NCDR activities, which include:

– Accountability for financial performance;

– Accountability for the quality of Registry products and services;

– Review and approval of Registry policies and strategic and operational plans;

– Advocate, promote and influence key groups regarding the Registry's activities; and

– Set the high level agenda for the NCDR within the ACC community.



 

 

 ACTION Registry™
    The ACTION Registry™ strives to be the largest, most comprehensive national cardiovascular patient database ever developed in treating patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The ACTION Registry™ measures outcomes of STEMI and NSTEMI, and combines data collection and quality reporting features of two leading national ACS registries: NRMI and CRUSADE. The ACTION Registry Steering Committee is lead by Dr. Chris Cannon.
 CathPCI Registry™
 ICD Registry™
 CARE Registry™
    The CARE Registry™ is the first national vascular data registry supporting multiple disciplines of medicine (cardiology, neurology, radiology and vascular surgery) with the collection, reporting, and benchmarking of carotid stenting and endarterectomy procedures. The CARE Registry Steering Committee is lead by Dr. Chris White.
 

    





 
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