What is the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association methodology for selecting and creating performance measures for quantifying cardiovascular care quality?
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association methodology for selecting and creating performance measures for quantifying cardiovascular care quality is outlined in the article, “American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association methodology for the selection and creation of performance measures for quantifying the quality of cardiovascular care” (J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005;45:1147 56). This article describes the criteria for selecting appropriate performance measures and outlines processes for creating and validating new performance measures.