The Joint Commission has partnered with the ACC and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) to leverage clinical performance data for a new cardiac care certification driven by measures of patient outcomes. The upcoming cardiac certification will be informed by the ACC's CathPCI Registry, STS/ACC TVT Registry and STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.

"At a time of both rapid advancement in medicine and increasing complexity in health care, we must ensure that patients not only have access to quality care, but also that they can have confidence in the care they are getting," says Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, president and CEO of Joint Commission. "By harnessing registries from trusted specialty societies like STS and ACC, we can do both."

ACC Chief Medical Officer Richard Kovacs, MD, MACC, describes the CathPCI Registry as "a cornerstone for advancing the quality of cardiovascular care and generating high-quality evidence that informs clinical decision-making in the cath lab."

"Integrating CathPCI Registry data into Joint Commission's new cardiac certification allows cardiovascular teams and health systems to more clearly quantify the real-world impact of their patient care and clinical expertise," Kovacs says.

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Keywords: STS/ACC TVT Registry, CathPCI Registry, National Cardiovascular Data Registries, Clinical Decision-Making, Routinely Collected Health Data, Certification