Get With The Guidelines® - Coronary Artery Disease

Trusted by hospitals to support the management of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome patients while continuously advancing quality improvement.
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Get With The Guidelines® - CAD aligns hospitals with evidence-based guidelines and a registry to track and improve care for chest pain and heart attack patients, enhancing communication within the cardiac care system. Meets the needs of all sizes of care facilities from free standing, rural or urban.


Get With The Guidelines® - Coronary Artery Disease
A Proven Program

A Proven Program

Since 2005, Get With The Guidelines® – CAD has helped hospitals improve care transitions, reduce costs, and advance equity through data tracking, performance reviews, and benchmarking. After more than 20 years, the trusted program has become a mainstay of cardiac care.

Achieving Organization Goals

Acute chest pain leads to more than 6.5 million emergency department visits each year, yet only 5.1% result in a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Get With The Guidelines® – CAD enables rapid identification and treatment of patients with ACS requiring urgent intervention, while also optimizing care transitions for individuals at low, intermediate, or high risk for ACS.
Evaluate equitable care and Improve access for all, Create system-wide impact, Use data to support change
  • Evaluate equitable care and
  • Improve access for all
  • Create system-wide impact
  • Use data to support change
Evaluate current performance, Improve patient outcomes, Reduce unnecessary hospital stays, Quickly assess & identify life-threatening conditions, Provide patient-centered care
  • Evaluate current performance
  • Improve patient outcomes
  • Reduce unnecessary hospital stays
  • Quickly assess & identify life-threatening conditions
  • Provide patient-centered care
Facilitate certification, Improve efficiencies, Gain competitive edge, Expand team experience, Support staff & build morale
  • Facilitate certification
  • Improve efficiencies
  • Gain competitive edge
  • Expand team experience
  • Support staff & build morale

Supporting Hospital Teams

“I believe Get With The Guidelines - CAD is an absolutely essential tool to use to improve patient care and patient outcomes. You're entering a large amount of standardized data which allows you to compare your site at a local, state and national level.â€
- Cardiology Program Manager

“I’ve been doing this for 20 years. I started our STEMI program, and I’ve seen how we’ve used this data help identify opportunities to improve.â€
- Integrated Manager, Cardiovascular Services

“We know that when patients come to our centers, they’re getting the latest treatment and care. That’s #1 priority for us.â€
- Manager of Quality Measurement and Reporting

Supporting Hospital Teams

Where Data Meets Direction

Get With The Guidelines programs blend powerful registry functionality with personalized, expert support from the ·¬ÇÑÊÓÆµâ€™s Quality Consultants. Participants of the program get access to the tools and the team to turn patient data into improved outcomes.
Expert Consultation & Support

Expert Consultation & Support

Get personalized support from an assigned American Heart Association consultant. This expert guidance helps hospitals streamline processes, optimize outcomes, and implement best practices with tailored strategies and ongoing assistance.

Plus enrolled hospitals have access to exclusive learning, model sharing, and updates through Get With The Guidelines.

Real-Time Patient Registry

Real-Time Reporting

The Get With The Guidelines® – CAD registry offers secure, real-time tracking of outcomes like follow-up, readmissions, and mortality. With point-of-care tools, performance tracking, and risk-adjusted benchmarking, it streamlines analysis and reporting—supporting hospitals, including those certified by Joint Commission.

Quality Improvement Resources

Get access to a full suite of quality improvement resources, including expert-led webinars, podcasts, workshops, office hours, model sharing from top performing sites and patient resources.

These tools help clinical teams stay current, solve challenges, and continuously improve cardiac arrest response systems and outcomes.

Award Recognition & Criteria

Active participating hospitals are eligible for public recognition, showcasing their commitment to quality care. Award recipients are honored at national events and on heart.org. Awarded hospitals receive a customizable promotion toolkit to celebrate their achievement.

Research & Publication Opportunities

Research & Publication Opportunities

The ·¬ÇÑÊÓÆµ collects data from thousands of patient records through quality improvement programs like Get With The Guidelines to build databases that drive scientific research. Learn from existing research or conduct your own.

Quality News You Can Use eNewsletters

Learn the latest regarding our Focus on Quality with e-newsletters packed with insights and updates on continuous quality improvement.

Cardiac Certifications

In collaboration with Joint Commission, the ·¬ÇÑÊÓÆµ® and American Stroke Association® offer a wide range of cardiac focused certifications accessible to hospitals across the nation.