Does the NCDR meet Medicare’s data reporting requirements for primary prevention ICDs?
Yes. The NCDR™ is an approved registry and meets the data reporting requirements for all primary prevention indications listed in the ICD National Coverage Determination policy. To view the policy click here. 5 Following its initial January 2005 coverage decision, CMS required providers to report ICD data through the QNet’s ICD Abstraction Tool. Should hospitals continue to use the QNet’s ICD Abstraction Tool? Hospitals should continue to enter data into the QNet ICD Abstraction Tool until they have registered with NCDR™ and have transitioned to its ICD Registry™. Hospitals will not be required to enter data into both registries at the same time. However, because CMS will no longer accept data from QNet as of April 30, 2006], hospitals are encouraged to begin their transition away from the QNet tool as early as possible, but no later than April 1, 2006.
