Stephen Gawrit

Posted on June 30, 2023

Heartbase, Inc. Certified in ACC-NCDR Chest Pain – MI v3.1

CHICAGO, IL – As of June 30th, 2023, we are excited to announce that heartbase™ is officially certified by the ACC-NCDR for Version 3.1 of the Chest Pain – MI Registry Database. Heartbase users, please visit the heartbase hbKnowledgebase to view the recording of Carmen Ernst’s walkthrough of this new version – please click here. The heartbase staff highly recommends that users view the recording, as this version change was substantial in scope.

From the ACC-NCDR website:

“For more than a decade, the Chest Pain – MI Registry™ has been the single, most trusted source for outcomes-based, continuous quality improvement and remains the go-to registry for hospitals and health systems applying American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) clinical guideline recommendations.”

Participation offers:

Integration & Interoperability with other heartbase hbCOR registry events.
Interoperability options from other hospital systems, such as Epic Clarity, to allow for the pre-population of discrete fields.
A comprehensively streamlined & customizable electronic DCF, improving upon the flow and functionality of the ACC Online Tool, with options such as role-based access.
Simplified reporting with the hbQuery Tool, with measure reporting and other standard reports to follow.
Integration with the hbRecon Module to ensure CP-MI cases are correctly coded and billed, maximizing reimbursement.
Planned hbAnalytics updates to include new measure reporting and associated breakout reports.

If you’re a CP-MI data manager or abstractor and would like to take a look at our new forms, please contact heartbase Client Account Manager Alex Potanos to schedule a review session.

About heartbase, Inc.

Heartbase™ is a privately-held company founded in 1992 and designed to be intuitive & centered on the needs of the clinician. Since our inception, we have known that the most effective way to develop a robust and reflexive software platform is through collegial partnerships with our clinical & financial users. Working directly with our customers – listening to their concerns and honoring their suggestions for improvement – allows us to build a tool that is fast, efficient, and tailored specifically to the individual needs of each healthcare institution.

Posted on April 18, 2023

Heartbase, Inc. Certified in STS CHSD v6.23.2

CHICAGO, IL – We are excited to announce that heartbase™ is officially certified by the STS for Version 6.23.2 of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database. On June 13th, 2023, at 2 pm CT, heartbase clinical specialist Carmen Ernst, RN, BSN, will hold a special training class covering the ins and outs of this version. Heartbase customers can click here to register.

From the STS website:

“The STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD) is the largest database in North America dealing with congenital cardiac malformations. The CHSD contains more than 600,000 congenital heart surgery procedure records and currently has more than 1,000 participating physicians, including surgeons and anesthesiologists.”

Participation offers:

A standardized format for data collection to assess the care of patients undergoing congenital cardiothoracic procedures.
Semi-annual performance outcomes reports in a format that allows comparison of local outcomes against national standards.
An optional anesthesiology component, which enhances data collection and quality assessment for improving the care of patients undergoing cardiothoracic procedures and surgery.
Analysis of major outcomes and process-of-care measures that impact congenital heart surgery patients.
Complexity scoring to evaluate the clinical characteristics of your practice.

If you’re a CHSD data manager or abstractor and would like to take a look at our new forms, please contact heartbase Client Account Manager Alex Potanos to schedule a review session.

About heartbase, Inc.

Our primary major business lines are the following: hbCOR, Data Capture & Reporting; hbAnalytics, Realtime Clinical & Financial Dashboards; hbRecon, Coding Reconciliation & Revenue Generation; & hbNote, Data First Structured Reporting.

Posted on April 27, 2022

Heartbase, Inc. Certified in STS/ACC TVT v3

CHICAGO, IL – We are excited to announce that heartbase™ is now officially certified by the ACC-NCDR for Version 3 of the STS/ACC TVT Registry Database.

Highlights of the heartbase™ TVT module include:

Integration & Interoperability with other heartbase™ registry events.
Interoperability options from other hospital systems such as Epic Clarity, allowing for pre-population of discrete fields.
A comprehensively streamlined & customizable electronic DCF, improving upon the flow and functionality of the ACC Online Tool, with options such as role-based access.
Simplified reporting with the hbQuery Tool, with measure reporting and other standard reports to follow.
Planned integration with the hbRecon Module to ensure TVT cases are correctly coded and billed, maximizing reimbursement.
Planned hbAnalytics update to include measure reporting and associated breakout reports.

If you’re a TVT data manager or abstractor and would like to take a look at our new forms, please contact heartbase Client Account Manager Alex Potanos to schedule a review session. Previously led group demonstrations were recorded, and are available on the hbKnowledgebase.

About heartbase, Inc.

Since 1992, heartbase™ has provided health care centers with the most technologically innovative and clinically intuitive data management and analytic solution in the industry. Working collegially with its immense network of users, heartbase™ has created a vast library of reporting tools that provides its clients with complete control of their hospital-owned clinical data. Heartbase’s revolutionary hbCOR platform propels clinical performance, aligns clinical data with registry requirements, and unites health care systems from across our network to the most comprehensive reporting repository in the industry.

Posted on December 21, 2021

Heartbase, Inc. Certified for ACC-NCDR Auxilary Dataset Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) Dataset for Collection & Submission

CHICAGO, IL – Heartbase is officially certified for the ACC-NCDR Auxiliary Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) Dataset v1.0 for the CathPCI registry. This optional update has been included as part of the hbCOR v7.5.02 update package, no additional downtime will be required for sites that are interested in participating.

Highlights of the heartbase ACC-NCDR Auxiliary Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) Dataset v1.0:

Complimentary update – no annual or set up fees.
Shared Data Entry Tool with the ACC-NCDR CathPCI registry.
Shared reporting with ACC-NCDR CathPCI registry including an interactive user-friendly query tool.
Integration across all heartbase registries including ACC-NCDR, STS, & GWTG.
Optional interoperability with the EHR and other hospital systems.

If you’re an ACC-NCDR CathPCI data manager or abstractor and have any questions, please contact heartbase trainer Carmen Ernst for more information.

About heartbase, Inc. For 30 years, heartbase has provided inventive cardiac database and reporting solutions to hospitals across the United States through a dedication to clinician-focused design and client-centered collegial partnerships. Through this commitment, heartbase has pioneered the most innovative and clinically intuitive tools for standardized & custom registries (STS, ACC-NCDR, GWTG, CMS, ELSO, State, & Custom datasets), advanced analytics (interactive dashboards & ad-hoc querying), system interoperability (EHR & other hospital system interfacing), and financial & coding reconciliation (toolkits to identify areas for increased reimbursement).

Posted on December 15, 2021

Happy Holidays from heartbase

Wishing you and your family a safe and Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Joyous Kwanzaa, and Happy New Year!

Thank you for being a part of the heartbase family!

Warmest Wishes,

The heartbase Team

Posted on June 14, 2021

Heartbase, Inc. Certified in STS General Thoracic Surgery Database v5.21.1

CHICAGO, IL – We are excited to announce that heartbase is now officially certified by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons to accept and submit data for the newest version of the General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD) Registry. Version 5.21.1 will go live beginning with July 1st surgeries, and our customers will be given the opportunity to begin working with the new version upon installation.

The changes to the new registry version do not end with the name. A few notable changes that users should expect in STS GTSD v5.21.1 include:

One DCF for all Procedures.
Collection of ECOG only on analyzed cases.
Procedure weighting with the highest weight assigned Primary Procedure. Secondary Diagnosis is no longer collected.
92 New Fields; 169 Deleted Fields; and 30 Definition Changes.
Updated Data Specifications and Data Dictionary.
All NQF Measures have been retired.
Optional Customization: Sites can retain both the secondary diagnoses and NQF measures. Please contact heartbase support if you’re interested in this customization.

To better prepare our customers for the changes to the GTSD Registry, heartbase clinical specialist Carmen Ernst will hold a special training class on June 29th at 1 pm CT outlining updates to v5.21.1 along with a review of the updated heartbase web-form and number DCF. Heartbase customers can click here to register for this class.

If you’re an GTSD data manager or abstracter and would like to take a look at our new forms, please contact heartbase sales associate Alex Potanos to schedule a review session.

About heartbase, Inc. Since 1992, heartbase™ has provided health care centers with the most technologically innovative and clinically intuitive data management and analytic solution in the industry. Working collegially with its immense network of users, heartbase™ has created a vast library of reporting tools that provides its clients with complete control of their hospital-owned clinical data. Heartbase’s revolutionary hbCOR platform propels clinical performance, aligns clinical data with registry requirements, and unites health care systems from across our network to the most comprehensive reporting repository in the industry.

Posted on May 19, 2021

Heartbase, Inc. Now Supports the ACC-NCDR CathPCI Risk-Adjusted Measures

Standardized Bleeding & Risk Adjusted Bleeding, In-Hospital Risk Adjusted Mortality & 30-Day Risk Adjusted Mortality, and Risk Adjusted Acute Kidney Injury & Risk Adjusted Dialysis

CHICAGO, IL – Heartbase now officially licenses the ACC-NCDR CathPCI Adjusted Measures for CathPCI: Standardized Bleeding & Risk Adjusted Bleeding, In-Hospital Risk Adjusted Mortality & 30-Day Risk Adjusted Mortality, and Risk Adjusted Acute Kidney Injury & Risk Adjusted Dialysis. This update will be available in both the standard hbReporting and hbAnalytics platforms.

Highlights of heartbase’s support of the CathPCI Risk-Adjusted Measures include:

Network, Hospital, Provider, and Patient-Level Drill-through with real-time analysis of outliers.
Integration of the risk-adjusted measures into the Executive Summary reports – with additional breakout dashboards.
Optional financial integration with the heartbase Financial Module.

If you’re an ACC-NCDR CathPCI data manager or abstracter and have any questions, please contact heartbase Account Manager Alex Potanos (apotanos@heartbase.net) for more information.

Posted on March 26, 2021

Heartbase, Inc. Certified in ACC-NCDR ICD/EP Device Registry Database v2.3

March 26th 2021

CHICAGO, IL – We are excited to announce that heartbase is now officially certified by the ACC-NCDR to accept data for the newest version of the ICD/EP Device Registry Database. Version 2.3 will go live beginning with April 1st, 2021 discharges. As one of the first vendors to be certified, we will work diligently to provide our users with the service and support they need as they begin abstraction in this new version.

While this change is relatively minor in scope, a few notable changes that users should expect in ACC-NCDR ICD/EP Device Registry Database v2.3 include:

Capture of shared decision making, part of the NCD.
Capture of novel pacemaker procedures with a focus on CRT-p, His bundle, and leadless pacing.

On April 7th at 12 pm CT, heartbase clinical specialist Carmen Ernst will hold a special training class covering the ins-and-outs of this version change. Heartbase customers can click here to register.

If you’re an ICD data manager or abstractor and would like to take a look at our new forms, please contact heartbase sales associate Alex Potanos to schedule a review session.

About heartbase, Inc.

Posted on February 25, 2021

Heartbase, Inc. is the First Third-Party Vendor to Supports Data Collection & Submission to the ELSO ECMO Registry

February 25th, 2021

CHICAGO, IL – We are excited to announce that heartbase the first third-party vendor to support data collection & submission to the ELSO ECMO v8.0 registry. Over the course of the 2019/20 heartbase has worked closely with the ELSO team and our pilot sites to develop & test an export/import utility for submission from heartbase to the ECMO registry.

Highlights of the heartbase ELSO ECMO module:

Integration across all heartbase registries including ACC-NCDR, STS, & GWTG.
Single-case and Full Audit Utility.
Access to heartbase ECMO Query Tool & TBD standard reports.
Optional custom data-sets integrated directly into the ECMO data entry form.
Optional interoperability with the EHR and other hospital systems.

If you’re interested in learning how heartbase can be your ELSO ECMO vendor, please contact Alex Potanos (apotanos@heartbase.net) for more information.

Please click here to download a PDF of the Press Release.

Posted on December 10, 2020

Happy Holidays from the heartbase Family

Wishing you and your family a safe and Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Joyous Kwanzaa, and Happy New Year!

Thank you for being a part of the heartbase family!

Warmest Wishes,

The heartbase Team