The next PCI Data Manager meeting will be September 15 from
10 to 2 pm at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester.

Additional details can be found on the community forum at
http://www.massdac.org/forum_community/

30-Day Readmission Risk after PCI

Under Development

Expected Release: No date set

One-year Target Vessel Revascularization after PCI

The one-year target vessel revascularization after PCI calculator predicts the risk of target vessel revascularization in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention within one year of their procedure. The expected risk can be calculated based on the use of either drug-eluting or bare metal stents.

Risk Calculator Formats

• Web-based Calculator
• Excel Workbook

In the online edition of the Boston Herald: Mortality rate improves for Mass. heart patients, as reported by the Associated Press.
http://www.bostonherald.com/jobfind/news/healthcare/view/20110302mortality_rate_improves_for_mass_heart_patients/srvc=home&position=also

In the online White Coat Notes of the Boston Globe, Death rate was high for some Beth Israel Deaconess heart patients, Liz Kowalczyk reports on the Beth Israel Deaconess's mortality rate for emergency cardiac catheterization patients.
http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2011/03/death_rate_was.html?p1=Local_Links

Article on the Boston Globe: After Mass. health law, racial gaps in heart care persist
http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2010/11/after_mass_heal.html

Congratulations to everyone who had an abstract accepted to the 2010 AHA Scientific Sessions! The following abstracts will be featured in presentations or posters in Chicago in November:

Acute and 3-year Bleeding Risks: Comparing Drug-Eluting to Bare-Metal Stents in Old and Very Old Adults in a Community Population. Daniel E. Forman, Samip Vasaiwala, Treacy S. Silbaugh, Ann Lovett, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Laura Mauri. (Presentation)

30-Day All-Cause Readmission After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Massachusetts: Clinical Predictors and Hospital-Variation of a New Quality Metric. Robert W. Yeh, Katya Zelevinsky, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Rahul Sakhuja, Ann Lovett, Bonne H. Weiner, Kenneth A. Rosenfield. (Presentation)

Mortality in STEMI Patients Undergoing Inter-Hospital Transfer for Primary PCI in Massachusetts. Murtuza J. Ali, Zoran S. Nedeljkovic, Katya Zelevinsky, Ann Lovett, Sharon-Lise T. Normand, Alice K. Jacobs. (Presentation)

Impact of Massachusetts Health Care Reform on Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Cardiovascular Care. Michelle A. Albert, Treacy S. Silbaugh, John Z. Ayanian, Ann Lovett, Robert E. Wolf, Katya Zelevinsky , Fred Resnic, Sharon-Lise T. Normand. (Presentation)

The next PCI Data Manager Meeting will be held on October 27, 2010 at Beverly Hospital. Directions and final agenda can be found on the Mass-DAC Community Forum Web site in the PCI Meetings and Events section.