Inclusions
Number of adult patients with a primary diagnosis of heart failure*
*International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes: 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. (Refer to the table, "Descriptions of ICD-9 Codes," in the original measure documentation for code descriptions.)
Exclusions
- Patients who are less than 18 years of age
- Patients who died prior to discharge
- Patients who were transferred to another hospital
- Patients who left against medical advice
- Patients discharged to hospice
- Patients with reason(s) documented by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant for no left ventricular systolic function (LVS) evaluation