American College of Cardiology launches new partnership to boost patient care around the globe
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and ARMUS, a corporation focused on healthcare data management and data science services, have announced that they are joining forces with the launch of Global Quality Solutions.
The new venture is designed to boost cardiovascular health at hospitals and health systems through the development and implementation of localized quality improvement initiatives.
Global Quality Solutions will work closely with hospitals around the world to gather data using evidence-based algorithms built by the ACC's National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Pilot hospitals will then work to track various performance metrics over time. The hospitals will also receive in-person and virtual training on best practices for quality improvement, how to analyze patient outcomes data, how to plan for organizational change and more.
The initial launch is scheduled to occur in South Africa, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, with other countries to follow.
“Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and the ACC is committed to achieving its mission to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health on a global scale,” Salim Virani, MD, PhD, chair of the ACC Global Quality Solutions Work Group, said in a prepared statement. “With Global Quality Solutions, ACC is aligning its resources, strategies, tactics and metrics to achieve a greater global impact in reducing heart attack deaths and save lives.”
“ARMUS Corporation is honored to be chosen as the exclusive provider of data collection, analysis and reporting for this important and first in class worldwide ACC program to improve quality and outcomes in cardiac care,” added Gyula I. Sziraczky, president and CEO of ARMUS. “We are confident that our decades of experience and our unique, industry leading technologies will allow this program to grow and flourish to the benefit of patients, caregivers and hospitals on a global basis.”