Exercise Training Referral for Heart Failure From Inpatient Setting
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients with HFrEF, hospitalised with a primary diagnosis of HFrEF in the previous 12 months, who are referred for outpatient exercise training (or regular physical activity), typically delivered in the setting of an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program.
Numerator
Patients referred to an outpatient CR program before hospital discharge.
Denominator
All patients with HFrEF excluding those already in a program.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Referred, Evaluated, Underwent, Referred for other rehabilitation services
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Administrative and medical records extracted from the Department of Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Warner AL, Lu L, Ghaznavi Z, Jackevicius CA. Inpatient Quality-of-Care Measures for Heart Failure: Treatment Gaps and Opportunities in the Contemporary Era. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2022 Oct;15(10):e008936. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.122.008936. Epub 2022 Oct 11. PMID: 36252108.
Technical Specifications
doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.122.008936.