What is the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association's role in creating performance measures?
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) have collaborated on the development of performance measures for quantifying the quality of cardiovascular care. The ACC and AHA have developed a methodology for the selection and creation of performance measures which was outlined in the Circulation publication in 2005. They have also worked together to create New Insights into the Methodology of Performance Measures, which was published in Circulation in 2010. The ACC and AHA have worked in conjunction with the Institute of Medicine, the American Medical Association Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions to create evidence-based performance measures for use in quality improvement initiatives.