New! NRDR Brochure
Dose Index Registry (DIR) Webinar Q&A Session:
How Does Your CT Dose Measure Up?
May 25, 2011: Q&A Session
June 7, 2011: Q&A Session
August 24, 2011: Q&A Session
September 27, 2011: Q&A Session
National Mammography Database Webinar Q&A Session:
How Does Your Mammography Facility Measure Up?
September 29, 2011: Q&A Session
Comparing practice performance to regional and national benchmarks is an important tool for improving the quality of patient care. ACR's NRDR – the National Radiology Data Registry – will help your facility benchmark outcomes and process-of-care measures and develop quality improvement programs.
NRDR, a warehouse of ACR registries, compares radiology facilities regionally and nationwide according to facility type. By submitting your data to NRDR, your practice will be provided with:
- Detailed and graphic reports in a standardized format for comparing quality
- A tool for targeting specific areas of improvement
- An accurate reflection of practice patterns
- The ability to document the quality of services delivered by your facilities to interested third parties
- The ability to measure impact of changes in practice
- The ability to implement a data-driven quality improvement program
NRDR includes all of the registries listed below, allowing you to enjoy a single front-end portal entry. A practice or facility may choose to participate in any or all registries as appropriate for their practice.
National Oncology PET Registry (NOPR)
NOPR collects data on certain types of PET scans which help guide cancer patient treatment, and facilitates Medicare reimbursement.
CT Colonography Registry (CTC)
Designed to promote quality of care for patients undergoing CT colonography (CTC), the CTC registry provides evidence-based health outcomes and process data for decision-making purposes. The registry allows facilities to compare their results to regional and national benchmarks for quality improvement. Process measures include optimal bowel cleansing and distention, rate of adequacy of diagnostic CTC examination and rate of adequacy of screening CTC examination. Outcome measures include rate of colonic perforation, true positive rate and extracolonic findings.
General Radiology Improvement Database (GRID)
The General Radiology Improvement Database (GRID) collects information about imaging facilities which is then aggregated to establish benchmarks for quality improvement. It allows facilities and physicians to compare turnaround times, patient wait times, incident rates and many other process and outcome measures with other facilities and practices of similar size and type.
National Mammography Database (NMD)
The National Mammography Database (NMD) leverages data that radiology practices are already collecting under federal mandate by providing them with comparative information for national and regional benchmarking. Participants receive semi-annual feedback reports that include important benchmark data such as cancer detection rates, positive predictive value rates and recall rates.
IV Contrast Extravasation Registry (ICE)
ICE is a practice quality improvement (PQI) project focused on CT IV contrast extravasation rates sponsored jointly by the ACR and the Society of Uroradiology. This project collects data from multiple institutions across the United States and provides a meaningful way to compare practice performance in areas of quality and patient safety with national benchmarks.
Dose Index Registry (DIR)
DIR is a data registry that allows facilities to compare their CT dose indices to regional and national values. Information related to dose indices for all CT exams is collected, anonymized, transmitted to the ACR and stored in a database. Institutions are then provided with periodic feedback reports comparing their results by body part and exam type to aggregate results. Data collected from the registry will be used to establish national benchmarks for CT dose indices.
Additional Resources for ACR Members: Night Coverage Registry
The ACR Night Coverage Registry is a national survey of radiology practices that was completed in 2010 and describes the characteristics of each facility's night coverage model. The data from the survey reflect a mix of practice types and sizes and were designed to help identify practice models that foster in-house coverage of all imaging services. This repository of data is available to ACR members as a resource to help in designing or optimizing their own models for night, weekend or holiday imaging services without resorting to outsourcing.
Website: http://nightcoverage.acr.org
Register now with NRDR. For more information about NRDR, visit http://nrdr.acr.org/, or call Lu Meyer at 703-648-8958 or e-mail nrdr@acr.org.