California, USA (CU)_ The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and ARMUS, a company specialized in healthcare data management and data science services, have teamed up and launched Global Quality Solutions. The latest venture focuses mainly on cardiovascular health. Through the development and execution of localized quality improvement measures, the new initiative aims to improve cardiovascular health in hospitals and health systems.
Global Quality Solutions will collaborate with hospitals across the globe to collect data using evidence-based algorithms developed by the American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Following this, the pilot hospitals will follow varied performance metrics over time. In addition, the hospitals will get personal as well as virtual training on following best practices to improve the service quality, how to evaluate patient outcome data, how to prepare for organizational transformation, and other related training.
The new venture is said to begin with South Africa, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia, with other nations joining later. Salim Virani, MD, PhD, chairman of the ACC Global Quality Solutions Work Group, revealed the mission of the company. He said, “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. 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.”
Gyula I. Sziraczky, president and CEO of ARMUS expressed delight over the recognition. He said, “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. 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.”
