The purpose of this course is to provide the participant with overview of how the guidelines are developed and utilized in NCDR Metrics in order to drive process improvement (or improve cardiovascular outcomes). These recordings in this course are design to support participants in that effort where participants will:  

• Submit data for unpublished quarters weekly.
• Utilize Outcomes Report Companion Guide to evaluate metric data.
• Utilize metric data in addition to relevant clinical practice guidelines to drive process improvement initiatives.