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