Overall Purpose:

Transparency of quality data in healthcare is a reality.  This activity presents detailed information on the metrics, definitions, collection requirements and other specifications of the Heart Failure  (HF) CORE measure set.

Nurses with detailed knowledge of the national quality metrics will be able to contribute to healthcare quality improvement at their workplace.   This knowledge can also be utilized during the nurse’s career development while pursuing certification in healthcare quality (CPHQ).

Objectives:

After studying the materials, the learner will be able to

•  Describe individual measures in the HF Measure set.

• Analyze HF Measure data collection issues at their home facility

Continuing Education: 

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center ’s Commission on Accreditation. 

This course  is CNE Activity Number O-AO-12845-09-08, and offers 1.96 contact hours for successful completion and is available for purchase until 9-22-2010.

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