With significant growth to the STS National Database, HIA continues to abstract clinical data accurately and efficiently without sacrificing optimal performance in their clinical duties. HIA understands the significance of the various roles involved with generating accurate outcome reports and empowers perfusionists to choose the best way to contribute their unique skills to data quality initiatives within their programs. HIA uses resources provided by the STS and will continue to have a profoundly impact on the integrity of outcome reports well into the future.

HIA STS Data Abstraction services hinge on the following core points of reference:

• Review and abstract the cardiac registry data from medical records
• Guarantee compliance with nationally recognized quality patient care processes and clinical outcomes
• Completes edit checks and makes appropriate changes on a timely basis