What measures are used to assess the referral rate of patients aged 18 years for whom PCI is performed to an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention program?
The measures used to assess the referral rate of patients aged 18 years for whom PCI is performed to an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention program are Regional or National PCI Registry Participation, Annual Operator PCI Volume, and Annual Hospital PCI Volume. Regional or National PCI Registry Participation involves participation in a national or multisystem geographic regional PCI registry that provides regular performance reports based on benchmarked data. Annual Operator PCI Volume is the average annual volume of PCIs performed by an operator over the previous 2 calendar years. Annual Hospital PCI Volume is the annual volume of PCIs performed by a hospital over the previous calendar year. For comprehensive information on these measures, including measure exceptions, please refer to the complete ACC/AHA/AMA-PCPI/NCQA/SCAI performance measurement specifications through the PCPI Web site (http://www.ama-assn.org/apps/listserv/x-check/qmeasure.cgi?submit=PCPI).