Chest Pain Center Accreditation

Evaluate and improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients who present with symptoms of a heart attack.

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Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation

Leverage NCDR Cath/PCI Registry data and link process improvement to Cath Lab patient outcomes.

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Heart Failure Accreditation

Incorporate AHA/ACC Heart Failure Guidelines and other evidence-based initiatives in your Heart Failure program.

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Atrial Fibrillation Accreditation

Improve hospital's delivery of care to the rapidly increasing AF patient population. Offering the right tools at the right time.

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FreeStanding ED Cardiac Care Certification

Bringing guideline-driven medical therapies and process improvement to FreeStanding ED Cardiac Care

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AHA Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Accreditation

ACC and AHA have a shared vision to improve STEMI care throughout your community.

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Sparking Conversation

  • Beyond Operational Improvement

    I try to take my hospitals beyond operational improvement and look at their return on investment in the form of customer loyalty, referrals, reducing length of stay and time in the ED. It's not just an operational improvement.


    Sue Perrier, MS, RN, AACC
    ACC Accreditation Review Specialist


  • Accomplishing Strategic Objectives

    As consumers of accreditation services, hospitals should take time to assess the extent of professional services offered by accrediting bodies and understand how they can capitalize on the accreditation investment they’ve made in terms of both process improvement and patient engagement. read more . . . .

    Donna Hunn, MSc, RN, MAN, ANP-C, AACC
    Clinical Education Manager

  • A Stamp of Excellence

    Payors are absolutely looking at the Society as a stamp of excellence. So when you're approaching managed care contracts, you're able to say, "Yes, I am accredited at my center." We're accredited at all five centers for Chest Pain and that carries value and that carries weight.

    Elizabeth Maiorana, Corporate Divisional Director Cardiovascular Services, Vice President, Meridian Health

  • I think that the vision for the society is just very, very exciting.

    I think it's going to take cardiovascular services to a new level. I really have been impressed with the work that each of the accreditation groups has done to strengthen accreditation. I just think over time, it's really becoming a stronger and stronger society.

    Cindy Brown, RN, Vice President, HealthPark Medical Center & Heart and Vascular Institute


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Education is part of our DNA. We were founded on the principle to help educate healthcare professionals on the dangers of chest pain and the benefits of early heart attack prevention. Today, we have multiple educational programs such as our annual congress, accreditation services, workshops, webinars, and ask-the-expert calls.

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About ACC Accreditation Services

ACC Accreditation Services helps lead the fight to eliminate heart disease as the number one cause of death worldwide. Chest Pain Center (CPC), Cardiac Cath Lab (CCL), Heart Failure (HF) and Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Accreditations are our principal service lines. Accreditation improves the collaboration and integration of teams and departments leading to better treatment for patients along the continuum of care.

Just as importantly, education is at the core of our DNA. We were founded to help educate the world about the dangers of heart attacks and the benefits of Early Heart Attack Care education and have created innovative programs to achieve this.