What is the difference between the ACC-CathKIT® and the ACC-NCDR®?
The ACC-CathKIT® is a quality improvement product. The ACC-NCDR® is a data collection and benchmarking program. ACC-NCDR® participants are encouraged to use their data reports to identify opportunities for improvement and measure the impact of interventions implemented through the ACC-CathKIT®. Currently, there is no technical relationship between the two products. By the end of 2005, several features in the CathKIT may be auto-populated with NCDR CathPCI data. We are also exploring other opportunities for synergy.