News

The following papers based on NCDR registry data were recently published in peer-reviewed journals:

The NCDR recently released an informative video that details the ins and outs of Value-Based Purchasing.

Click here to watch a video of Gregory J. Dehmer, MD, FACC, Chair of the NCDR’s Public Reporting Work Group discuss the NCDR with Randolph P. Martin, MD, FACC on-site during ACC.13.

The PINNACLE Registry successfully completed submission to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and e-Prescribing (eRx) incentive programs.

ACC Past President David Holmes discussed the ACC/STS TVT Registry™ and the future of international cardiovascular registries in an online Forbes article published April 3

The NCDR Announces FIT appointments to R&P Committees

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an investigational device exemption (IDE) to the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) to conduct a study assessing alternative access approaches for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

An article published on Jan.15 in Heart highlights the ways the NCDR's CathPCI Registry® has expanded beyond its primary purpose of characterizing the quality of care provided to patients undergoing angiography and PCI to serve as a platform for quality improvement.