Measure Changes Coming to the HHCDR in 2018

Two new cardiovascular measures were recently added to HHQI’s Home Health Cardiovascular Data Registry (HHCDR). Beginning with January 2018 episode discharges, participating home health agencies will have the opportunity to submit patient data regarding statin therapy (HHQI Measure #438) and cardiac rehab referral (HHQI Measure #0643).

HHQI Measure #438 – Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

DESCRIPTION: Percentage of the following patients – all considered at high risk of cardiovascular events – who were prescribed or were on statin therapy during the episode:

  • Adults aged 21 years or older who were previously diagnosed with or currently have an active diagnosis of clinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD); OR
  • Adults aged 21 years or older who were previously diagnosed with or currently have an active diagnosis of familial or pure hypercholesterolemia

HHQI Measure #0643 – Cardiac Rehabilitation Patient Referral from the Home Health Setting

DESCRIPTION: Percentage of patients evaluated in an outpatient setting who:

  1. Have experienced any of the following in the last 12 months:
    • acute myocardial infarction
    • chronic stable angina
    • coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery
    • percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
    • cardiac valve surgery (CVS)
    • cardiac transplantation
  2. Have not already participated in an early outpatient cardiac rehabilitation/ secondary prevention program for the qualifying event
  3. Are referred to an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention program

 

Additionally, the current cholesterol measures (HHQI Measure #241: Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD): Complete Lipid Profile and LDL-C Control and HHQI Measure #2: Diabetes: Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL-C) Control (<100 mg/dL)) are being sun-setted and will be removed from the HHCDR beginning in 2018. The current cholesterol reports will be available in the HHCDR until 2019.

Measure specifications are posted on the HHQI Data Access website under Data Report Resources.

Watch the HHCDR Overview video here.