Patients for whom a follow-up appointment for an office or home health visit for management of heart failure was scheduled within 7 days post-discharge and documented including location, date, and time.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Patients for whom a follow-up appointment for an office or home health visit for management of heart failure was scheduled within 7 days post-discharge and documented including location, date, and time.
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1.15 Denominator
All heart failure patients discharged from a hospital inpatient setting to home or home care.
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Exclusions
Excluded Populations:
• Patients who had a left ventricular assistive device (LVAD) or heart transplant procedure during hospital stay (ICD-10-PCS procedure code for LVAD and heart transplant as defined in Appendix A, Table 2.2)
• Patients less than 18 years of age
• Patient who have a Length of Stay greater than 120 days
• Patients with Comfort Measures Only documented
• Patients enrolled in a Clinical Trial
• Patients discharged to locations other than home, home care, or law enforcement
• Patients with a documented Reason for No Post-Discharge Appointment Within 7 Days
• Patients who left against medical advice (AMA)
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Cardiovascular Fall Cycle 2018Initial EndorsementLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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This measure resides in the public domain and is not copyrighted
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Risk Adjustment
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