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Heart Failure (HF) : Patient Education

CBE ID
0082
1.4 Project
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

Percentage of patients who were provided with patient education on disease management and health behavior changes during one or more visit(s).

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Patients provided with patient education during one or more visit(s).
          Patient education should include one or more of the following: weight monitoring; diet (sodium restriction); symptom management; physical activity; smoking cessation; medication instruction; minimizing or avoiding use of NSAIDS; referral for visiting nurse or specific educational or management programs; or prognosis/end-of-life issues.
          CPT-II code: 4003F Patient education, written/oral, appropriate for patients with heart failure performed

        • 1.15 Denominator

          All patient visits for patients aged >18 years with HF
          Patient Selection:
          ICD-9-CM codes for HF: 402.01, 402.11, 402.91, 404.01, 404.03, 404.11, 404.13, 404.91, 404.93, 428.0, 428.1, 428.20-428.23, 428.30-428.33, 428.40-428.43, 428.9
          And
          CPT codes for patient visit: 99201-99205, 99212-99215, 99241-99245, 99354-99355, 99385-99387, 99395-99397, 99401-99404
          And
          Patient age is > 18 years

        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Cardiovascular Project 2010-2013
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
          Removal Date
        • Steward
          Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
          Steward Organization POC Email