This material contains SNOMED CLINICAL TERMS (SNOMED CT ) copyright 2004-2012 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization. All Rights Reserved. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2014 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association, Inc., American Medical Association, and National Committee for Quality Assurance Published by Elsevier Inc. ACC/AHA TASK FORCE ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Chair; Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, Chair-Elect; Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, FAHA; Paul S. Chan, MD, MSc, FACC; Lesley H. Curtis, PhD; T. Bruce Ferguson, JR, MD, FACC; Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, FACC, FAHA; Marjorie Funk, RN, PhD, FAHA, FAAN; P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA; Kathy J. Jenkins, MD, MPH, FACC; Sean O Brien, PhD; Paul D. Varosy, MD, FACC; Henry H. Ting, MD, MBA, FACC, FAHA TABLE OF CONTENTS Preamble 723 1. Introduction 724 1.1. Scope of the Problem 724 1.2. Structure and Membership of the Writing Committee 724 1.3. Disclosure of Relationships With Industry and Other Entities 725 2. Methodology 726 2.1. Identifying Clinically Important Outcomes 726 2.2. Dimensions of Care 726 2.3. Literature Review 727 2.4. De nition and Selection of Measures 727 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Measures . 727 3.1. Target Population and Care Period 727 3.2. Avoiding Overlap and Ensuring Alignment With Existing Measure Sets and Guidelines 727 4. General Discussion 728 4.1. Process Measures 728 4.1.1. Patient Selection Measures 728 4.1.2. Patient Education/Shared Decision-Making Measures 729 4.2. Outcome Measures 729 4.2.1. Level of Attribution/Aggregation 730 4.2.2. Infrequently Occurring Complications 730 4.2.3. Death/Readmission 730 4.2.4. Patient Surveys 730 4.3. Structural Measures 730 5. Measures Included in This Set 731 5.1. Comprehensive Documentation of Indications for PCI 731 5.2. Appropriate Indication for Elective PCI 731 5.3. 