Percentage of heart failure patients discharged to home or home care with a care transition record transmitted to a next level of care provider within 7 days of discharge containing ALL of the following: Reason for hospitalisation Procedures performed during this hospitalisation Treatment(s)/Service(s) provided during this hospitalisation Discharge medications, including dosage and indication for use Follow-up treatment(s) and service(s) needed

Care transition record transmitted to a next level of care provider within 7 days of discharge containing ALL of the following: Reason for hospitalisation Procedures performed during this hospitalisation Treatment(s)/Service(s) provided during this hospitalisation Discharge medications, including dosage and indication for use Follow-up treatment(s) and service(s) needed

All heart failure patients discharged from a hospital inpatient setting to home or home care. Discharges with ICD-10-CM Principal Diagnosis Code for HF as defined in Appendix A, Table 2.1, and A discharge to home, home care, or court/law enforcement

Patients who had a left ventricular assistive device (LVAD) or heart transplant procedure during the hospital stay or a past medical history of an LVAD or heart transplant (ICD-10-PCS procedure code for LVAD and heart transplant as defined in Appendix A Table 2.2, and ICD-10 diagnosis codes on Table 2.13) 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 who left against medical advice (AMA)

None

Retrospective data sources for required data elements include administrative data and medical records.

For accreditation purposes - measure retired

Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2023A1) manual.jointcommission.org/releases/TJC2023A1/MIF0240.html