PCI Patient Outcome Data Requirements

Each hospital that provides PCI services shall submit patient-specific data to the NCDR and to the DAC for all of its patients who have PCI procedures. The hospital shall submit these data to the NCDR in full compliance with the NCDR ’s requirements. The hospital shall submit these data to the DAC in a manner defined by the Department using NCDR standards and in accordance with requirements set forth by the Department in guidelines. (1) PCI data submitted by hospitals are subject to audit by the Department. All hospitals providing PCI services are subject to random data audits that may include reabstraction of a sample of patient medical records by the Department or its contractor. (2) Each hospital shall reimburse the DAC for the hospital’s share of the DAC’s expenses according to a formula established by the Department, which shall be based on the volume of PCI services that the hospital provides. The Department shall set forth the formula and the procedures for disbursement to the DAC in guidelines.