Continued 33 Short Title: PM-17: AMI Registry Participation PM-17: AMI: Participation in 1 Regional or National Registries That Include Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Measure Description: Participation in a national or regional AMI registry that provides regular performance reports based on benchmarked data. Numerator Does the facility participate in a national or regional AMI registry* that provides regular performance reports based on benchmarked data? (yes/no) *Examples of such registries include the NCDR ACTION Registry-Get With The Guidelines, Mission Lifeline, and the D2B Alliance. Denominator Not applicable Denominator Exclusions None Denominator Exceptions None Measurement Period Not applicable Sources of Data Facility attestation Attribution Measure reportable at the facility level only Care Setting Inpatient Rationale Participation in registries allows tracking of quality of care and benchmarking against best practices.12 Clinical Recommendation(s) 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction12 1. All communities should create and maintain a regional system of STEMI care that includes assessment and continuous quality improvement of emergency medical services and hospital-based activities. Performance can be facilitated by participating in programs such as Mission: Lifeline and the D2B (Class I, Level of Evidence: B) 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non St-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes11 1. Participation in a standardized quality-of-care data registry designed to track and measure outcomes, complications, and performance measures can be beneficial in improving the quality of NSTE-ACS care.2,152,154 160 (Class IIa, Level of Evidence: B) ACC indicates American College of Cardiology; ACCF, American College of Cardiology Foundation; AHA, American Heart Association; AMI acute myocardial infarction; D2B, Door-to-Balloon; NCDR, National Cardiovascular Data Registry; NSTE-ACS, non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome; and STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Appendix A. 