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Created by the merger of the NCDR® ACTION Registry from the American College of Cardiology Foundation® and the Get With The Guidelines®-CAD program from the American Heart Association, ACTION Registry®–GWTG™ combines the best of both programs into a single, unified national registry. The new registry joins the robust data collection and quality reporting features of the ACTION Registry with the collaborative models, unique tools, and quality improvement techniques of the GWTG-CAD program. With the collective strengths of these two programs, ACTION Registry–GWTG empowers health care provider teams to consistently treat heart attack patients according to the most current, science-based guidelines.
NEW! Two ways to participate:
- ACTION Registry-GWTG Premier stands as the most comprehensive choice for monitoring data in ACS - looking at all the AMI Performance measures, and all test measures, including dosing errors and lipid metrics. It is the highest level of participation for performance improvement and recognition with the ACTION Registry-GWTG.
- ACTION Registry-GWTG Limited includes data on the AMI performance measures, selected quality measures, and risk-standardized outcomes but is a 50% reduction in the amount of data collected in ACTION Registry-GWTG Premier. The ACTION Registry-GWTG Limited was designed to fit the needs of hospitals that want to participate in data collection but have limited resources and are unable to participate in the Premier program.
There are a number of reasons why participation is so important:
- ACTION Registry–GWTG establishes a national standard for understanding treatment patterns, clinical outcomes, drug safety, and the overall quality of care provided to high-risk AMI patients
- Participation improves adherence to the ACC/AHA Clinical Guidelines recommendations, and explores the association between evidence-based treatment strategies and clinical outcomes
- Weekly and quarterly reports can be used to reduce procedural complications, support quality improvement initiatives, and satisfy the data collection and reporting requirements of regulatory and contracting organizations
- Participation helps identify areas of excellence as well as opportunities for improvement, and also allows your facility to apply emerging best practices and position itself as a quality leader
Participation in ACTION Registry–GWTG provides:
- Weekly key measures reports and risk-adjusted quarterly benchmark reports that compare your institution’s performance with that of volume-based peer groups and the national experience
- Standardized, evidence-based data elements and definitions
- A complimentary online data collection tool; or a variety of certified third-party vendor software options
- A wide range of other tools to advance QI initiatives in your facility
- Plus, ABIM Diplomates can meet MOC recertification requirements by using ACTION Registry–GWTG data to earn up
to 80 points toward evaluation of practice performance through the self-directed PIM*
- The opportunity to participate in a free performance improvement activity, Keeping PACE: Patient-centered ACS Care Education, and obtain ABIM Part IV MOC credit
- Other opportunities to learn more about the ACC's initiative to assist hospitals implement strategies to reduce D2B times, Sustain the Gain.
- Eligibility to participate in the American Heart Association’s program, Mission: Lifeline™, this initiative seeks to save lives by closing the gaps that separate STEMI patients from timely access to appropriate treatments.
*Physicians certified by medical specialty boards other than ABIM, such as emergency medicine physicians who have their patient records submitted to ACTION Registry–GWTG, should consult their individual boards to see how their facility’s ACTION Registry–GWTG data can be used to meet MOC Part IV requirements.
The ACTION Registry–GWTG measures:
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Patient demographics, provider and facility characteristics
- Transfer facility therapies and reperfusion strategies
- Adverse event rates
- Compliance with ACC/AHA Clinical Guidelines recommendations, and more
Contact us:
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Visit the How To Join
page to request an informational packet or to download enrollment materials
- Reach an NCDR team member by calling (800) 257-4737
- Contact an NCDR team member by email at ncdr@acc.org (To help us respond as quickly as possible, please include your full name along with your facility name, address, and phone number in the body of your message. If your facility is an NCDR registry participant, also include your Participant ID number.)
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The ACTION Registry-GWTG is funded in part by an independent grant from Merck and by Bristol-Myers Squibb. |
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