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Indiana
Chapter-ACC 12th Annual Meeting
Anticipating
Changes in Health Care
November
15, 2008 * Indianapolis, IN * The Columbia Club
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SPECIAL BREAKOUT SESSION FOR ACC NATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR DATA REGISTRY
(ACC NCDR®) PARTICIPANTS
Saturday, November 15, 2008
The Columbia Club in Indianapolis
Background:
NCDR® is the recognized resource for measuring and quantifying outcomes and identifying gaps in the delivery of quality cardiovascular patient care in the United States. Its mission is to improve the quality of cardiovascular patient care by providing information, knowledge and tools, implementing quality initiatives; and supporting research that improves patient care and outcomes.
Please join your ACC- NCDR® colleagues for this special breakout session to discuss:
* Standardization and improvement of data management.
* Utilization of patient data for 3rd party payors, state reporting, and national data registries.
* Collaboration in Indiana to enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes.
* Door-to-Balloon Time.
* Hospital-based cardiovascular registry programs: ACTION Registry GWTG, Cath PCI Registry, ICD Registry, CARE Registry.
* The new office-based registry for cardiovascular patients: IC3 Program.
Let's talk about how we perform our data managerial jobs on a day-to-day basis. What issues do you encounter? How can we improve our Indiana NCDR® network?
Kristina
McCoy, the Senior Specialist with the CathPCI Registry, is our special
guest!
Please note that this breakout session does not offer continuing medical education credit.
8:00-8:30 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Posters and Visit Exhibits
8:30-8:35 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC
8:35- 9:30 am
Join the Indiana-ACC General Session for the Health Care System Lecture:
The Election Is Over: Now What?
* What Is Wrong with the Health Care System
- Michael J. Mirro, MD, FACC
* Repairing the Health Care System: National Perspective
- James T. Dove, MD, MACC
* Repairing the Health Care System: Indiana Perspective
- Senator Gary Dillon, MD (R-17th)
9:35-10:15 a.m.
Join the Indiana-ACC General Session for the Quality Lecture:
Quality
* Cardiac Rehabilitation As A Quality Indicator
– William J. Gill, MD, and Cynthia Adams, PhD, ANP-BC
* Measurement of Outpatient Quality
- The Anthem Bluepoint Precision Program – Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC
- NCQA – John S. Strobel, MD, FACC
* The ACC National Cardiovascular Data Registry
– Brenda S. Springer, RN, BSN
10:15-10:45 a.m.
Break/Exhibits/Poster Session
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Forum Discussion
* Collaboration in Indiana to enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes.
* Door-to-Balloon Time: How is this project working out at your institution?
* Utilization of patient data for 3rd party payors, state reporting, and national data registries.
* Collaboration in Indiana to enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes.
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Roundtable Discussions
Participants will breakout into groups to share experiences with:
* ACTION Registry GWTG
* Cath PCI Registry
* ICD Registry
* CARE Registry
* IC3 Program