All hospitals that are licensed to perform adult open heart surgery are required to provide data on each patient. Data are to be submitted every quarter to the Department within thirty (30) days after the close of the quarter. The data submission schedules are as follows:
Quarter | Months Included in Data Submission | Due Date |
First | January - March | April 30 |
Second | January - June | July 30 |
Third | January - September | October 30 |
Fourth | January - December | January 30 |
The staff of the Office of Health Care Quality Assessment is available to assist you with any questions you may have regarding data submission. You may contact them at:
NJ Cardiac Catheterization Data Registry
Office of Health Care Quality Assessment
New Jersey Department of Health
55 N Willow Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
Phone: (609) 984-7334
Toll Free: 800-418-1397
Fax: (609) 984-7735