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NCDR CathPCI Registry
Tools That Work
H. Vernon (Skip) Anderson, MD, FSCAI, FACC
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H. (Vernon) Skip Anderson, MD, FSCAI, FACC
◦ No COI or RWI information to report
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Barbara Christensen, MSHA, RN, CPHQ, AACC
◦ No COI or RWI information to report
The SCAI Quality Improvement Toolkit was developed with support
from founding supporter Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC and
AstraZeneca. The Society gratefully acknowledges this support, while
taking sole responsibility for all content developed and disseminated
through this effort.
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.
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Voluntary national data registry system assisting
hospitals (and physicians) with the ability to
measure, understand, and improve quality of
cardiovascular care.
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Providing risk-adjusted outcomes and other
process measures to participants.
• CathPCI Registry™
• ICD Registry™
• CARE Registry™
• ACTION – GWTG
• IC3
• IMPACT
1999
National
benchmark
pdf reports
2011
CathPCI
Registry
Dashboard
for
Executive
Summary
Metrics
2012
ACTION–GWTG
ICD Registry
Dashboards
2013
Physician
Level
Dashboard
Launch Q2
As of August 2013, individual physician data are
available for review by physicians themselves;
includes data from all submitting institutions where a
physician practices.
Physicians should periodically review
the new NCDR CathPCI Registry
Physician Dashboard:
(1) Ensure your data are being accurately
documented and abstracted; (2) assess your quality
of care; (3) identify opportunities for improvement.
Powerful new tool for invasive/interventional cardiologists
for self-improvement in the quality arena and worthy of the
time and effort to review.
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Significantly increase engagement in cath lab quality
improvement efforts at the “grassroots” level.
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Accountability and quality of outcomes. Highly relevant
for all interventionalists.
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Confidential individual comparisons to CathPCI Registry
physicians as a whole.
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Individuals can compare their own data with national
data.
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Quality improvement will be enhanced at an individual
as well as institutional level.
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Additional value: Maintenance of Certification (MOC IV)
Performance Improvement Modules (PIM’s) for ABIM
certification/recertification.
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Demonstrate how to access the Dashboard.
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Identify data incorporated your Dashboard.
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Discuss the measures and metrics included.
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Discuss the functionality of the Dashboard.
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Identify resources for assistance.
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First, you must update your “Member Profile” with NPI
number, click “Verify” and “Update Account.”
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Select “NCDR Physician Dashboard” under “Lifelong
Learning and MOC” on Cardiosource.
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If you are denied access because NPI number has not
been verified, consider logging out and then back in to
Cardiosource. Pop-up blocker must be off.
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You must be a paid member of ACC to access the
Physician Dashboard.
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Any four consecutive quarters in rolling fashion.
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Institutions can be selected individually or aggregated.
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Data in five key areas: Volume Summary, Quality Metrics,
Outcome Metrics, AUC Metrics, Resources.
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Whisker plots compare individual to national benchmarks in
a detailed multipage analysis that can be downloaded as
PDF or Excel file.
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Incidence of non-obstructive CAD (elective patients)
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Proportion of patients with prior positive stress or
imaging study.
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Median time to PCI for STEMI patients (in minutes).
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Proportion of STEMI patients receiving immediate
PCI within 90 minutes.
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Median fluoroscopy time.
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Post-procedural complications and length of stay
analysis.
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Adherence to guideline recommended discharge
medical therapy, such as DAPT, statins, etc.
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Proportion of diagnostic cath procedures with major
vascular injury/bleeding.
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Proportion of PCI procedures with MACE.
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Proportion of PCI procedures with emergent CABG.
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Observed/Expected mortality analysis, in both STEMI
and NSTEMI patients.
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Proportion of PCI procedures categorized as
Appropriate, Uncertain, and Inappropriate.
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Analyzed for both ACS and Non-ACS patient
populations.
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Proportion of PCI procedures judged not
classifiable for AUC reporting.
Currently:
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Physician Dashboard: Guide for Physicians
Physician Dashboard: Guide for Cath/PCI Registry
Participants (institutions)
Other resources will be added
Q: What if I practice at more than one hospital?
A: The option to select your hospital is available
at the top of the page.
Q: What if errors in the data are found?
A: The physician should work with the Registry Site
Manager (at your site) to identify and correct errors.
It is acceptable to resubmit data to correct erroneous
information.
Q: Is it possible to ‘drill down’ to the patient level?
A: No; it is not possible to drill down to the patient
level on the physician dashboard. Your Registry Site
Manager can assist you with identifying specific
patients via the Hospital Dashboard.
Q: How often is the physician dashboard updated?
A: Quarterly
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Physician specific and Confidential.
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Data are NOT publically reported.
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Comparison group: all CathPCI Registry
physicians.
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Over 40 metrics included.
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Assists MOC Part IV Self Eval. Practice
Performance.
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Powerful new tool for self-improvement.
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Worth the time and effort to review periodically.
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Other parameters that may have relevance may be
tracked in the future.
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Healthcare delivery increasingly emphasizes
accountability, quality measures, and outcomes; so
this tool will have the highest relevance.
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Registry Site Manager (RSM)
◦ Additional access given by RSM
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NCDR recommends the following have access
◦ Medical Director
◦ CV Administrator(s)
◦ Data abstractors
◦ Other essential staff
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On NCDR.com
Via secure log-in
Registry specific (CathPCI, ICD, etc.)
Under the Dashboard tab
Executive Summary
Detail Section
Detail line 1018
How do I get more assistance?
Can’t log in?
Contact: ACC Resource Center ([email protected])
(800) 253 – 4636 (X 5603)
Need help interpreting the Metrics?
Contact Your Registry Site Manager
Or contact: NCDR ([email protected])
(800) 257 -4737
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