title: ACC/AHA/STS Statement on the Future of Registries and the Performance Measurement Enterprise: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
authors.forename: Deepak L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Drozda
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shahian
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Gregg C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fonarow
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Heidenreich
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Frederick A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Masoudi
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Karl F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Welke
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D000572:American Heart Association; D002309:Cardiology; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D014481:United States
keywords: ACC/AHA Performance Measures; health policy and outcome research; quality indicators; registries