are living with heart failure.
NMQF Quality and Performance Measure Development Initiative
In addition to engaging in data and evidence-based policy and regulatory initiatives in pursuit of our mission, the National Minority Quality Forum is taking action to close the gaps in healthcare quality and outcomes for underserved populations by engaging in the creation of quality and performance measures which recognize heterogeneity in patient cohorts, and variability in disease presentation and treatment response.
The National Minority Quality Forum, therefore, has undertaken the responsibility of developing quality and performance measure support the development of treatment and payment policy that is directly linked to improvements in care processes and outcomes, to the advancement of the design and delivery of precision medicine, and to improved accountability to patients, their families and communities.
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Measure Title:
Fixed-dose Combination of Hydralazine and Isosorbide Dinitrate Therapy for Self-identified Black or African American Patients with Heart Failure and LVEF <40% on ACEI or ARB and Beta-blocker Therapy.
Description:
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) and a current or prior ejection fraction (EF)<40% who are self-identified Black or African Americans and receiving ACEI or ARB and Beta-blocker therapy who were prescribed a fixed-dose combination of hydralazine and isosorbide dinitrate and seen for an office visit in the measurement period in the outpatient setting or at each hospital discharge.
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