Imaging in FOCUS Right Patient. Right Test. FOCUS is a national quality improvement initiative designed to help cardiovascular professionals best use Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) and ultimately reduce inappropriate imaging. The Community is working on best practices in implementing AUC for CT, Stress and Resting Echo and RNI. The program resources below are free and include open access to an e-mail listserv to exchange ideas; interactive Webinars; tools to help measure and document improvement; and resources and applications to optimize AUC use.   ACC pledges support of the AMA Health Insurer Code of Conduct Principles Click here to pledge your support of these standards for health insurers' administrative and clinical processes. Click here for a list of organizations also in support of these principles. H2H: Hospital to Home The Hospital to Home (H2H) is a national campaign to reduce preventable readmissions for patients recently hospitalized with a cardiovascular condition, the leading cause of hospitalization in the United States. The American College of Cardiology and the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, organizations with a successful record of improving care, are combining forces and developing partnerships to form a campaign to improve the transition of patients from inpatient to outpatient status. About one in five patients hospitalized with cardiovascular conditions are readmitted within 30 days and studies suggest that many of these readmissions can be prevented. Click here for more about this program. D2B Information ACC recently asked participating hospitals to identify the single most challenging problem they face in reducing door-to-balloon times. Of the 522 participating hospitals that responded, ED activation of the the cath lab was identified by the greatest number of you. If you are struggling to empower your ED physicians to activate the cath lab, have you considered the following? Ensuring that ED physicians are included in and valued on your D2B team Presenting to your administration and/or cardiologists the evidence supporting ED activation and the relationship to reduced D2B times Reviewing the D2B Webinar on ED Activation of the Cath Lab Contacting a D2B mentor hospital that can provide additional ideas on ED activation implementation Conducting refresher training on ECG reads so ED physicians maintain their skills and demonstrate their effectiveness If you have successfully instituted ED activation of the cath lab in your hospital but struggle with a different D2B strategy, remember to review the D2B webinar and mentor network for your strategy. The next great idea may be waiting for you and your hospital. Click here to access more information on D2B. Click here to access the Quality section of ACC National's website.