The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) jointly announced a partnership to develop an ASE echocardiography module to expand the ASNC's ImageGuide Registry.
The echo module, called ImageGuideEcho, will continue the registry's mission to use patient data to accelerate research and technology development for improved patient outcomes in the field of cardiovascular imaging.
ImageGuide Registry was developed and launched by the ASNC in 2015 to improve the quality of cardiac imaging and patient care. Currently, there are 15 nuclear cardiology measures available for the 2017 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) covering topics such as attenuation correction, protocols for obese patients, and left ventricular ejection fraction reporting, with the addition of 15 echocardiography measures slated for the 2018 reporting year.
The new partnership enables ImageGuide to address a broader scope of cardiac imaging through the data collection, reporting, and benchmarking of both nuclear and echocardiography studies.
U.S.-based labs serving patients with cardiac care issues are encouraged to participate in the registry and help advance scientific discoveries. Funded by the ASE and ASNC, in conjunction with indirect research and education support from industry and other partners, the registry will be free of charge for ASNC and ASE members in 2017-2018, thus promising a cost-effective method to collect data, the societies said.
The new ASE echocardiography module is anticipated for release later this year.
