NQMC Update Service: December 29, 2014 ► Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission

NQMC Update Service: December 29, 2014

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/The Joint Commission

• Heart failure: percent of patients with documentation in the hospital record that LVS function was evaluated before arrival, during hospitalization, or is planned for after discharge. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Heart failure: percent of patients with LVSD who are prescribed an ACEI or ARB at hospital discharge. This updates a previously published measure summary.