What’s New What’s Different? - 2022 Quality Summit presentation (Non-CE)-What’s New What’s Different?

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In this video, Barb Christensen, Senior Director for NCDR and Accreditation Services at ACC, provides an update on changes and new features for the NCDR and Accreditation Services in 2022 and beyond. She begins by discussing the new time-saving features for the Cardiac Cath Lab accreditation, including auto-populating key areas, porting in supporting documents, bypassing essential components, and attestation of essential components. Christensen then introduces the Emergency Medical Services Partner and Care Recognition program, which recognizes EMS agencies with a solid partnership with accredited chest pain centers. She highlights the benefits and recognition kits provided by the program. Next, she introduces the CV Care Delivery Optimization Program, a collaboration between MedAxiom and ACC Accreditation Services, designed to help facilities achieve cardiovascular service line excellence. The program includes membership to the MedAxiom community, a review of NCDR data, stakeholder interviews, and a site visit. Christensen also mentions updates to the NCDR, including technical specifications for third-party software vendors to facilitate data collection and the addition of capturing Fellows in Training (FITs) who participate in procedures. She discusses the ACPCQNet, a national network of congenital heart disease centers, and its role in collecting quality metric data for adult and pediatric cardiology. Additionally, she mentions improvements to customer support through Salesforce and the upcoming enhancements to the NCDR private side Web-to-Case feature. Finally, Christensen talks about the NCDR Optimization project, focused on modernizing reporting and enhancing user experience, and encourages viewers to explore the QII Learning Center for relevant courses and resources.

Keywords

NCDR and Accreditation Services

Cardiac Cath Lab accreditation

Emergency Medical Services Partner and Care Recognition program

CV Care Delivery Optimization Program

NCDR updates