Treatment
Table 29. Outcome Measures for HF
Measure
Developer
Congestive HF mortality rate
(NQF endorsed)
Agency for Health Research and Quality
HF 30-d mortality rate
(NQF endorsed)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Congestive HF admission rate
(NQF endorsed)
Agency for Health Research and Quality
HF 30-d risk-standardized HF
readmission rate (NQF endorsed)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Table 30. ACCF/AHA/AMA-PCPI 2011 HF Measurement Set
Care
Setting
Level of
Measurement
Percentage of patients aged ≥18 y
with a diagnosis of HF for whom the
quantitative or qualitative results of a
recent or prior (any time in the past)
LVEF assessment is documented
within a 12-mo period
Outpatient
• Individual
practitioner
• LVEF
assessment
Percentage of patients aged ≥18 y
with a principal discharge diagnosis
of HF with documentation in the
hospital record of the results of
an LVEF assessment performed
either before arrival or during
hospitalization, OR documentation
in the hospital record that LVEF
assessment is planned for after
discharge
Inpatient
• Individual
practitioner
• Facility
• Symptom
and activity
assessment
Percentage of patient visits for those
patients aged ≥18 y with a diagnosis
of HF with quantitative results of
an evaluation of both current level
of activity and clinical symptoms
documented
Outpatient
• Individual
practitioner
• Symptom
managementb
Percentage of patient visits for those Outpatient
patients aged ≥18 y with a diagnosis
of HF and with quantitative results
of an evaluation of both level of
activity AND clinical symptoms
documented in which patient
symptoms have improved or
remained consistent with treatment
goals since last assessment OR
patient symptoms have demonstrated
clinically important deterioration
since last assessment with a
documented plan of care
• Individual
practitioner
Measure
Descriptiona
• LVEF
assessment
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