Percentage of patients who were provided with patient education on disease management and health behavior changes during one or more visit(s).
- Measure TypeElectronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)Level Of AnalysisCare SettingNumerator
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 performedDenominatorAll 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 yearsTesting Data Sources
- Measure Structure
- Risk Adjustment
- Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Cardiovascular Project 2010-2013Initial EndorsementEndorsement StatusLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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