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THE MEDICARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION
Heart Failure (HF) Project
The Heart Failure Project's objective is to improve heart failure care provided to Medicare beneficiaries at acute care facilities by encouraging adherence to practices known to result in the improved outcomes of lower mortality, better functional status, and a more efficient health care delivery system.

Get the latest heart failure and acute myocardial infarction information and Quality Improvement support.

Clinical Indicators & Descriptions
 Heart Failure Interventions
 Links to Related Sites
 LHCR Contact Information
Heart failure is a common disease in patients over the age of 65, and it affects nearly 5 million Americans. It is the only major cardiovascular disorder on the rise. Less than 50 percent of patients are alive five years after their initial diagnosis and less than 25 percent are alive at ten years.1 Heart failure is the most common Medicare diagnosis-related group, and more Medicare dollars are spent for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure than for any other diagnosis.2    (View Footnotes)
Clinical Indicators and Descriptions
Link to QualityNet for these measures details:
  • Discharge Instructions
  • Left Ventricular Function Assessment
  • ACE Inhibitor for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
  • Adult Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Heart Failure Interventions
Links to Heart Failure Related Web Sites

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org


Heart Failure Society of America
 http://hfsa.org

American College of Cardiology
http://www.acc.org/


National Guidelines Clearinghouse
 http://www.guidelines.gov

 
Smoking Cessation
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/index.htm
LHCR's Heart Failure Project
Quality Improvement Specialist Contact

Lauren A. Haygood, RN, MSN - Quality Improvement Specialist
E-Mail: lhaygood@lhcr.org 
Phone: 225-926-6353
Fax:     225-925-0342
Footnotes
 1 http://www.hfsa.org. Quick Facts &Questions About Heart Failure
2 Hunt, Sharon A. et al. ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: Executive Summary Vol.38, No.7, 2001

 


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