He is the lead analysis for several of the ACC NCDR datasets, including the Cath/PCI, ACTION, ICD and CARE registries. He is an expert in the creation of risk-prediction models for quality assessment purposes. He supports numerous investigators throughout the country and has published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts. Mr. Kennedy also has extensive expertise linking clinical registry data, such as the NCDR, with large administrative claims data, such as the CMS data files.