Performance Achievement Awards

Chest Pain - MI Registry

The Chest Pain – MI Registry™ Performance Achievement Award program recognizes hospitals participating in the registry who have demonstrated sustained, top level performance in quality of care and adherence to guideline recommendations. Through full participation in the registry, hospitals engage in a robust quality improvement process, using data to drive improvements and positively impact patient outcomes for heart attack patients.

Overview for 2025

The Performance Achievement Award Program for 2025 considers the performance of hospitals in the Chest Pain – MI Registry during 2023 and 2024.

Eligibility Requirements

All AMI patients eligible for Registry inclusion are submitted; sampling of data is not permitted
Submit patient populations: All patients (with or without sampling); or NSTEMI/STEMI. Note: STEMI referral facility dataset submissions not eligible
A minimum of 40 NSTEMI/STEMI (pre-admit) episode records per year
Quarterly data submitted in each consecutive quarter of the calendar year, achieving a green benchmark inclusion
Valid hospital contract as of the 2024Q4 Data Deadline

Performance Measures:

Composite metrics evaluate the care patients received based on the following performance measures:

Immediate angio after cardiac arrest (STEMI only
DTN<=30 minutes (STEMI only)
FMC to device <=90min (STEMI only
Door-in door-out time (STEMI only)
Reperfusion therapy (STEMI only)
ASA on arrival

Early troponin measurement NSTEMI
Evaluation of LV systolic function
Discharge P2Y12
Discharge aspirin
Discharge beta-blocker
Discharge ACE-I/ARB for LVSD
Discharge high-intensity statin
Cardiac rehabilitation referral

STEMI & NSTEMI Composites

Evaluating whether eligible care opportunities were delivered.

Defect Free Care Composite

Evaluating whether patients received ALL care opportunities for which they were eligible.

*Consensus Based Entity (CBE) endorsed measure

2024 Award Recipients

View a list of the 2024 Performance Achievement Award recipients.

This year's Platinum, Gold and Silver Award recipients are recognized for their consistency in meeting patient care guidelines for AMI patients. Hospitals that received a 2024 Performance Achievement Award are featured in the special U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" guidebook.

Find Your Heart A Home Hospital Profile

All NCDR participating hospitals can see their hospital profile on Find Your Heart a Home. Patients and caregivers use this website to compare hospitals that are affiliated with the American College of Cardiology. Hospitals that receive the Performance Achievement Award will see their level displayed on this site under their hospital profile.