Performance Improvement Initiatives Optimizing Data from Two NCDR Registries

Speaker(s):

Leslie L. Davis, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FACC, FAHA, FPCNA - Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Maria E. Andrew, MPH, CIC - Continuous Quality Improvement Specialist, Houston Methodist Hospita

Moderator:

Shelly Conine, RN - Team Lead, NCDR Clinical Operations. American College of Cardiology 

Description:
This session will emphasize the value of using data from more than once source to optimize performance improvement efforts and showcase a hospital’s approach to performance improvement with the NCDR Chest Pain - MI and CathPCI registries 

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the rationale behind STEMI validation across registries/data sources.
• Recognize the value of patient drilldowns and benchmarking comparisons.
• Discuss the value of non-linear project progression and the value of a team-based approach.