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The National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) provides a list of terminology and acronyms to improve understanding. Key terms include:<br />- ACC.org: The American College of Cardiology's home for the cardiovascular team.<br />- Benchmark: A reference point to compare hospital metrics to volume group aggregates and total registry aggregates.<br />- Business Support Operations Associate (BSO): NCDR staff member who enrolls participants and manages accounts.<br />- CardioSmart.org: ACC's patient education initiative.<br />- Clinical Quality Advisors (CQA): NCDR staff members who provide registry-specific consultation and education.<br />- CVQuality.ACC.org: ACC's platform for quality improvement tools and resources.<br />- Data Collection Form (DCF): A printable form reflecting data elements for hard copy use during abstraction process.<br />- Data Collection Tool (DCT): An electronic tool used to collect and send data to the NCDR data warehouse.<br />- Data Deadline: Final date and time for data submission to be included in the aggregated data for a quarter.<br />- Data Migration: Process of moving data from the ACC online Data Collection Tool to a Third-Party Vendor Tool.<br />- Data Quality Report (DQR): Results for data captured prior to or during the patient's episode of care.<br />- Direct Patient Identifiers (DPI): Personal information used to identify individuals, protected by HIPAA rules.<br />- Executive Summary Measures & Metrics: Analysis of hospital aggregated performance in relation to benchmarks.<br />- Follow-Up Data Quality Report (DQR): Submission results for data captured after patient discharge.<br />- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): A resource for participants to submit questions to NCDR.<br />- National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR): ACC's registry for measuring and quantifying outcomes in cardiovascular care.<br />- National Coverage Determination (NCD): Determination by CMS on Medicare coverage for an item or service.<br />- Outcomes Report: Detailed analysis of hospital aggregated performance in relation to benchmarks.<br />- Participant ID (PID): Unique 6-digit ID assigned to NCDR participant facilities.<br />- Performance Measures: Measures developed using ACC/AHA methodology to assess quality of care.<br />- Privacy Officer: Person responsible for implementing HIPAA privacy rules in an organization.<br />- Protected Health Information (PHI): Personal health information protected by HIPAA privacy rules.<br />- Quality Check (QC): Assessment of logic and accuracy for data entry before submission to NCDR.<br />- Registry Metrics: Derived attributes or distinctions used for self-assessment and quality improvement.<br />- Rolling Four Quarters (R4Q): Refers to the most recent data quarter and the three quarters prior.<br />- Thresholds: Assigned percentage values for data elements, reviewed during the DQR process.
Keywords
ACC.org
Benchmark
CardioSmart.org
Data Collection Tool
Data Quality Report
National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Participant ID
Performance Measures
Protected Health Information
Thresholds