TABLE 6.
Revised Heart Failure Measures
Measure No. | Measure Title | Description of Revision | Rationale for Revision |
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5 | Patient self-care education | Moved from Performance Measure to Quality Measure | Concern regarding the accuracy of self-care education documentation; limited evidence of improved outcomes with better documentation. |
7 | ACE inhibitor or ARB therapy for LVSD | Added ARNI | 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA heart failure guideline update (4) made this revision to the recommendation. |
9 | Postdischarge appointment | Moved from Performance Measure to Quality Measure and included a time limit of 7 d | 2013 ACCF/AHA heart failure clinical practice guideline (7) lists postdischarge appointment from 7–14 d as a Class 2a recommendation. |
ACC indicates American College of Cardiology; ACE, angiotensin–converting enzyme; AHA, American Heart Association; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; ARNI, angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor; HF, heart failure; and LVSD, left ventricular systolic dysfunction.