@article {516061,
	title = {The National Cardiovascular Data Registry Voluntary Public Reporting Program: An Interim Report From the NCDR Public Reporting Advisory Group},
	journal = {J Am Coll Cardiol},
	volume = {67},
	number = {2},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016 Jan 19},
	pages = {205-215},
	abstract = {Public reporting of health care data continues to proliferate as consumers and other stakeholders seek information on the quality and outcomes of care. Medicare{\textquoteright}s Hospital Compare website, the U.S. News \& World Report hospital rankings, and several state-level programs are well known. Many rely heavily on administrative data as a surrogate to reflect clinical reality. Clinical data are traditionally more difficult and costly to collect, but more accurately reflect patients{\textquoteright} clinical status, thus enhancing the validity of quality metrics. We describe the public reporting effort being launched by the American College of Cardiology and partnering professional organizations using clinical data from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) programs. This hospital-level voluntary effort will initially report process of care measures from the percutaneous coronary intervention (CathPCI) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) registries of the NCDR. Over time, additional process, outcomes, and composite performance metrics will be reported.},
	keywords = {Defibrillators, Implantable, Hospitals, Humans, Medical Record Linkage, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Quality Improvement, Registries, Research Design, United States},
	issn = {1558-3597},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jacc.2015.11.001},
	author = {Dehmer, Gregory J and Jennings, Jonathan and Madden, Ruth A and Malenka, David J and Masoudi, Frederick A and McKay, Charles R and Ness, Debra L and Rao, Sunil V and Resnic, Frederic S and Ring, Michael E and Rumsfeld, John S and Shelton, Marc E and Simanowith, Michael C and Slattery, Lara E and Weintraub, William S and Lovett, Ann and Normand, Sharon-Lise}
}
