Heart Failure (HF)

PQRS Group Measures:

#05. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

#08. Beta-Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)

#198. Left Ventricular Function (LVF) Assessment

#199. Patient Education

#266. Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention

Patient sample criteria for the HF Measures Group:

Patients aged 18 years and older with a specific diagnosis of HF accompanied by a specific patient encounter:
One of the following diagnosis codes indicating 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, 428.21, 428.22, 428.23, 428.30, 428.31, 428.32, 428.33, 428.40, 428.41, 428.42, 428.43, 428.9
Accompanied by
One of the following patient encounter codes: 99201, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99212, 99213, 99214, 99215, 99304, 99305, 99306, 99307, 99308, 99309, 99310, 99324, 99325, 99326, 99327, 99328, 99334, 99335, 99336, 99337, 99341, 99342, 99343, 99344, 99345, 99347, 99348, 99349, 99350

Download PQRS Heart Failure Measures Group Form: (pdf) (doc)

Measure Group Description (from CMS)

Register now with MDinteractive, report on all applicable measures described above for a minimum of 30 unique patients (all Medicare Part B Fee-For-Service patients) and get your 1% bonus.

An answer of "Not Done" on all patients on one measure will result in a performance rate of 0% and the provider will NOT get the PQRS incentive.

Each provider needs to sign a PQRS consent at http://mdinteractive.com/webpen