General Summary

• Under general supervision, responsible for the administration, maintenance and dissemination of the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) ACTION, CathPCI, and ICD registry information, and the American Heart Association (AHA) Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) data base. Performs activities related to the NCDR registries operations including data collection, data entry, data reporting, analysis, Data Quality Report (DQR) and submission to the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) and Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)/EMS as required by COMAR regulations. Responsible for clinical screening, abstraction, data compilation, documentation and entry into the data bases for all eligible cases. Integrated, monitors outcomes of patients with these programs. Provides communication links among UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC) multidisciplinary groups, UMMS corporate committees, and at the State NCDR Data Coordinators meetings. Assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of the quality metrics set by American College of Cardiology with the goal of maintaining and enhancing the care delivered to patients and ensuring compliance with these metrics. May be called upon to provide support and project management related to other accreditation/certification and performance improvement activities.

Mission

• All employees are responsible for extending the mission and values of Baltimore Washington Medical Center by dedicating oneself to providing the highest quality healthcare services to the communities we serve.

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to Manager of Accreditation & Certification