ACC-NCDR Software

 

“The NCDR® is the American College of Cardiology’s suite of data registries helping hospitals and private practices measure and improve the quality of cardiovascular care they provide. Today, more than 2,400 hospitals and over 2,000 outpatient providers worldwide participate in one or more of the ACC’s eight registries, forming a comprehensive network of cardiovascular care providers committed to ensuring evidence-based cardiovascular care, improving patient outcomes and lowering healthcare costs.”

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ACC/NCDR is a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR). A QCDR is a CMS-approved entity that collects medical and/or clinical data for the purpose of patient and disease tracking to foster improvement in the quality of care provided to patients. QCDRs collect and submit Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) quality measures on behalf of individual Eligible Professionals (EPs) and PQRS Group Practices. To be considered a QCDR for purposes of PQRS, an entity must self-nominate and successfully complete a qualification process.

 

Individual EPs and PQRS Group Practices who satisfactorily participate in PQRS through a QCDR may avoid the 2018 negative payment adjustment (-2.0%).

 

Link to CMS which outlines one reason members should participate in registries like NCDR.