Welcome to this learning activity titled Start Here. Upon completion of this four-part learning activity, the learner should be able to utilize the Registry Site Manager and individual user checklists to ensure successful registry setup, create registry resource documents, and identify the location of the 10 steps to registry success. How can the RSM ensure their information is shared for the purpose of networking? Where are the pre-recorded dynamic case scenarios located? These questions and more will be answered as we learn about essential information within the Resources link. The Resources link provides a wide variety of helpful documents, guides, frequently asked questions, educational webinars, and monthly case scenarios. The Resources link is comprised of a drop-down of multiple learning tools and trainings to guide and assist participants' data collection, data interpretation, and data quality activities. This link provides the following, QII Learning Center, Resource Documents, which will be discussed in Educational Series 3, Online FAQ, Registry Calls, Participant Directory for Networking, Participant Resource Sharing, and Technology Downloads. To locate the Quality Improvement for Institutions Learning Center, or QII Learning Center, navigate to the Resources link in the left navigation bar. The QII Learning Center is a dynamic educational resource providing participants the means to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes. The pre-recorded learning modules are free and education credits C&Es can be earned. The Select program is a drop-down which includes general courses or registry-specific learning. The user can customize learning with multiple learning programs. The QII Learning Center link also provides dynamic monthly case scenarios. These scenarios are in case study format and pre-recorded to enhance registry-specific learning. Select the hyperlink Month and Year to navigate to a pre-recorded PowerPoint presentation. To locate FAQs, navigate to the Resources link in the left navigation bar and select FAQ. The FAQ link provides a dynamic, searchable listing of frequently asked questions. Additionally, questions can be submitted directly to NCDR by selecting the Ask question. There are multiple fields that can be used to search available FAQs. An FAQ can be searched by FAQ identification number, sequence number, element name, by a range of dates, or by text. Selecting Search FAQ with all search fields blank will provide the entire FAQ database with the most recently developed FAQs appearing first. To locate the Registry Calls schedule and its contents, navigate to the Resources link in the left navigation bar and select Registry Calls. Registry Calls are available for all NCDR participants and are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. Look for the link to join these calls on the homepage in the announcements prior to the call. The Registry Calls tab provides the call schedule of planned webinars throughout the year and associated information such as date of call, day of the week of which the call will occur, and any scheduling notes provided for the call. Handouts will be provided for each call. Registry Calls provide another opportunity to learn of more important announcements. To locate the Participant Directory, navigate to the Resources link in the left navigation bar and select Participant Directory. The Participant Directory contains a listing of currently enrolled facilities in the NCDR listed in alphabetical order by state. The RSM may elect to publish their information in this listing to facilitate networking. The RSM may also publish his or her contact information within the facility site profile located in the Administration link. By selecting Yes or No, Publish Site Manager Contact Information, all the information, name, address, city and state of the facility, as well as Registry Site Manager name and their email address is displayed. When No is selected, information regarding the facility is displayed and includes facility name as well as the city and state of the facility. However, the Registry Site Manager information will contain undisclosed for the address, their name, and email address. To locate Participant Resource Sharing, navigate to the Resources link in the left navigation bar and select Participant Resource Sharing. The purpose of Participant Resource Sharing is to allow sharing of tools and processes developed by NCDR participants used to improve cardiovascular care. These valuable resources are developed by participants for participants. Participants are encouraged to provide materials that have evidence which support their value. All participants are encouraged to view tools and processes developed by fellow NCDR participants. Each participant resource will have a hyperlink to the tool or document as well as the organization and contact information of the author. To submit a tool or process, please review the instructions provided in the Click Here links. When participants provide resource materials through the NCDR Participant Resource Sharing page, he or she is considered the author of the material and must ensure the content is current and updated as necessary. All content must be copyright free. To use any participant shared resource, the user must read and adhere to the user agreement. To locate Technology Downloads, navigate to the Resources link in the left navigation bar. Technology Downloads are dynamic master files of medications, lab assays, and devices which are downloaded and incorporated into the online data collection tools. The master files are updated when necessary and must be shared with third-party vendors to be incorporated into their tool. Failure to import the updated technology list may result in your application not functioning correctly and the DQR may reject the submission of data. Participants may elect to receive email notification when a Technology Downloads dynamic list is modified by selecting the Administration link. An individual profile. Within the Preferences section, participants may select to have email notifications by clicking the box provided. How can the RSM ensure their information is shared for the purpose of networking? The Registry Site Manager can designate to have their contact information published in the site profile within the Administration link. Where are the pre-recorded dynamic case scenarios located? The monthly case scenarios are in the QII Learning Center within the Resources link. Thank you for participating in this lesson of the learning activity titled Start Here.

Start Here

Registry Site Manager

user checklists

registry resource documents

10 steps to registry success