Episode of Care: Heart Failure (HF) Episode Design Summary
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1 Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services Health Care Innovation/Episode Design and Delivery Episode of Care: Heart Failure (HF) Episode Design Summary Health Care Innovation/Episode Design and Delivery Division of Medical Services Arkansas Department of Human Services Post Office Box 1437, Slot S425 Little Rock, AR 72203
2 Page 1 of 5 EPISODE DESIGN SUMMARY EPISODE DEFINITION EPISODE SUBTYPES There are no subtypes for this episode type. EPISODE TRIGGERS Inpatient admission with primary diagnosis code for heart failure See the Appendix for a list of triggering diagnosis codes. EPISODE DURATION Episodes begin at inpatient admission for heart failure. Episodes end at the latter of 30 days after the date of discharge for the triggering admission or the date of the discharge for any inpatient readmission initiated within 30 days of the initial discharge. Episodes shall not exceed 45-day post-discharge from the triggering admission. EPISODE SERVICES The episode will include all of the following services rendered within the episode s duration: Inpatient facility and professional fees for the initial hospitalization and for all cause readmissions Emergency or observation care Home health services Skilled nursing facility care due to acute exacerbation of CHF (services not included in episode for patients with SNF care within 30 days prior to episode start) Durable medical equipment
3 Page 2 of 5 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABLE PROVIDER The Principal Accountable Provider (PAP) for an episode is the admitting hospital for the triggering hospitalization. EXCLUSIONS Episodes meeting one or more of the following criteria will be excluded: Beneficiaries that do not have continuous Medicaid enrollment for the duration of the episode. Beneficiaries under the age of 18 at the time of admission. Beneficiaries with any inpatient stay within the 30 days prior to the triggering admission. Beneficiaries with any of the following comorbidities diagnosed in the period beginning 365 days before the episode start date and concluding on the episode end date: 1) End-Stage Renal Disease; 2) organ transplants; 3) pregnancy; 4) mechanical or left ventricular assist device (LVAD); 5) intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). Beneficiaries with diagnoses for malignant cancers in the period beginning 365 day before the episode start date and concluding on the episode end date. The following types of cancers will not be criteria for episode exclusion: colon, rectum, skin, female breast, cervix uteri, body of uterus, prostate, testes, bladder, lymph nodes, lymphoid leukemia, and monocytic leukemia. Beneficiaries who received a pacemaker or cardiac defibrillator within six months prior to the start of the episode or during the episode. Beneficiaries with any of the following statuses upon discharge: 1) transferred to acute care or inpatient psych facility; 2) left against medical advice; 3) expired. ADJUSTMENTS No adjustments are included in this episode type.
4 Page 3 of 5 QUALITY MEASURES QUALITY MEASURES TO PASS Percentage of patients with LVSD who are prescribed an ACEI or ARB at hospital discharge - must meet minimum threshold of 85%. QUALITY MEASURES TO TRACK Frequency of outpatient follow-ups within 7 and 14 days after discharge. For qualitative assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), proportion of patients matching: hyperdynamic, normal, mild dysfunction, moderate dysfunction, severe dysfunction Average quantitative ejection fraction value 30-day all cause readmission rate 30-day heart failure readmission rate 30-day outpatient observation care rate- utilization metric Qualitative assessment of LVEF, average quantitative ejection fraction value (portal derived) THRESHOLDS FOR INCENTIVE PAYMENTS The acceptable threshold is $6,644 The commendable threshold is $4,722 The gain sharing limit is $3,263 The gain sharing percentage is 50% The risk sharing percentage is 50% MINIMUM CASE VOLUME The minimum case volume is five episodes during the 12-month performance period
5 Page 4 of 5 APPENDIX EPISODE TRIGGERING PROCEDURE CODES ICD-10 Code Description I50.20 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.21 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.23 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.30 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.31 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.33 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.40 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.41 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.43 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.9 Congestive heart failure, unspecified I50.1 Left heart failure I50.20 Systolic heart failure, unspecified I50.21 Acute systolic heart failure I50.22 Chronic systolic heart failure I50.23 Acute on chronic systolic heart failure I50.30 Diastolic heart failure, unspecified I50.31 Acute diastolic heart failure I50.32 Chronic diastolic heart failure I50.33 Acute on chronic diastolic heart failure I50.40 Combined systolic and diastolic heart failure, unspecified I50.41 Acute combined systolic and diastolic heart failure I50.42 Chronic combined systolic and diastolic heart failure I50.43 Acute on chronic combined systolic and diastolic heart failure I50.9 Heart failure, unspecified I11.0 Malignant hypertensive heart disease with heart failure I11.0 Benign hypertensive heart disease with heart failure I11.0 Unspecified hypertensive heart disease with heart failure Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease, malignant, with heart failure and with chronic I13.0 kidney disease stage I through stage IV, or unspecified Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease, benign, with heart failure and with chronic kidney I13.0 disease stage I through stage IV, or unspecified
6 Page 5 of 5 ICD-10 Code I13.0 Description Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease, unspecified, with heart failure and with chronic kidney disease stage I through stage IV, or unspecified
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