This Physician Performance Measurement Set (PPMS) and related data specifications were developed by
the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® (the Consortium) including the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the
American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) to facilitate quality improvement activities by
physicians. The performance measures contained in this PPMS are not clinical guidelines and do not establish a standard of medical
care, and have not been tested for all potential applications. While copyrighted, they can be reproduced and distributed, without
modification, for noncommercial purposes, e.g., use by health care providers in connection with their practices. Commercial use is
defined as the sale, license, or distribution of the performance measures for commercial gain, or incorporation of the performance
measures into a product or service that is sold, licensed or distributed for commercial gain. Commercial uses of the PPMS require a
license agreement between the user and the AMA, (on behalf of the Consortium) or the ACC or the AHA. Neither the AMA, ACC,
AHA, the Consortium nor its members shall be responsible for any use of this PPMS.
THE MEASURES AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
© 2011 American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
Limited proprietary coding is contained in the measure specifications for convenience. Users of the proprietary code sets should
obtain all necessary licenses from the owners of these code sets. The AMA, the ACC, the AHA, the Consortium and its members
disclaim all liability for use or accuracy of any Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) or other coding contained in the specifications.
CPT® contained in the measures specifications is copyright of the American Medical Association.
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