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tice guidelines for this patient population. Data submitted to the
NCDR is used for compiling and reporting performance reports
for each institution utilizing this registry.

“The Cath PCI registry is just one of the registries we utilize,”
added Locklear. “Currently, we are reporting to five separate reg-
istries within Southeastern Health Heart and Vascular. Report-
ing our data to these registries helps us stay accountable to our
patients. It also helps us ensure we are meeting, or exceeding,
evidence-based, best practice guidelines. Whenever an area for
improvement is identified, we have a strong team that works hard
to make those improvements.”

Regarding star ratings for this registry, extensive research has
been conducted to identify the optimal guideline directed medi-
cal therapy for these patients. The ACC views this as one of the
most important factors to provide for long-term, positive patient
outcomes.

“Currently, this includes: aspirin; a P2Y12 inhibitor, which is a
strong antiplatelet drug; and a high-intensity statin to control cho-
lesterol,” said Locklear. “We are evaluated on these medications
individually and collectively. Not only did we meet criteria to
achieve a 4-star rating in each category, we exceeded the national
benchmark in every category. In each area, we have achieved 100
percent compliance for 2020.”

Patients often have several options to choose from when decid-
ing the best hospitals to receive care for cardiac conditions. With
the Find Your Heart a Home tool from the American College of
Cardiology, patients can find and compare hospitals, including
UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, NC, based on location,
available cardiac services and important information related to
the quality of care provided.
UNC Health Southeastern’s Southeastern Health Heart and Vas-
cular achieved 4-star ratings across the board for performance “At UNC Health Southeastern, quality comes first, which is why
in 2020 in the American College of Cardiology and the National we’re proud to be participating in the Cath PCI registry, as well as
Cardiovascular Data Registry’s Cath PCI registry. The ratings are the ACC’s public reporting program,” added Locklear. “Patients
publicly available in Cardio Smart’s Find Your Heart a Home tool can visit our profile on Find Your Heart a Home to access a list
available online at CardioSmart.org/FindAHospital. of the cardiac services we provide and see the steps we’re taking
to improve the quality of care we deliver. Most importantly, with
“A 4-star rating is the highest rating awarded by the ACC and countless sources of information about hospitals available both
NCDR,” said UNC Health Southeastern Cardiovascular Medi- on and offline, having a Hospital Profile on CardioSmart.org en-
cine Data Abstractor and Analyst Angela Locklear. “By publicly sures our patients receive credible information about our institu-
reporting our star ratings on Cardio Smart’s Find Your Heart a tion enabling them to make informed health care decisions.”
Home, we can show our patients, as well as the rest of North
Carolina and the United States, the excellent care we provide at “I would like to thank the providers, nursing staff and other team
UNC Health Southeastern. As the only hospital in our region pub- members for making our patients the priority while delivering
licly reporting this data, this sets us apart from other hospitals in excellent care,” added Lori Dove, UNC Health Southeastern Vice
this region.” President and Chief Administrative Officer.

The Cath PCI registry is used to report all data pertinent to pa- Learn more about ACC’s NCDR and the public reporting pro-
tients visiting Southeastern Health Heart and Vascular’s cardiac grams at CVQuality.ACC.org
catheterization lab for a heart cath. The data is reported for all
patients, including those undergoing coronary angioplasty and/ To learn more about heart services available through UNC
or coronary stent placement. Using current, evidenced-based Health Southeastern’s Southeastern Cardiology and Cardio-
research, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the vascular Clinic, which is located at 2936 North Elm Street,
American Heart Association (AHA) have established best prac- Suite 102, Lumberton, call (910) 671-6619.
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