The NCDR^® is the most comprehensive, outcomes-based quality improvement program in the United States, encompassing both hospital-based registries and a practice-based program. As a trusted, patient-centered resource, the NCDR is uniquely positioned to help participating facilities and other medical professionals identify and close gaps in quality of care; reduce wasteful and inefficient care variations; and implement effective, continuous quality improvement processes.

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CMS Releases Official National Coverage Determination for TAVR

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Hospital-based cardiovascular registries:
A registry created in collaboration with The Society of Thoracic Surgeons to track transcatheter valve therapy (TVT) procedures:
The nation’s largest practice-based cardiovascular quality improvement registry:

NCDR^® is an initiative of the American College of Cardiology Foundation^®, with partnering support from the following organizations: CARE Registry^®—The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventional Radiology, American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Society for Vascular Medicine, and Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology; CathPCI Registry^®—The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions; ICD Registry™—Heart Rhythm Society; IMPACT Registry™—The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and American Academy of Pediatrics; PINNACLE Registry®—MedAxiom; STS/ACC TVT Registry™— An initiative of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology Foundation; ACTION Registry^®–GWTG™— An initiative of the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, with partnering support from Society of Chest Pain Centers, The American College of Emergency Physicians, and The Society of Hospital Medicine.