New mandatory Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification performance measures

The Joint Commission has announced that effective Jan. 1, 2020, data collection on five new inpatient performance measures for the Comprehensive Cardiac Center (CCC) Certification program will be mandatory for currently certified programs and organizations seeking initial certification.

The measures — which were posted for public comment and underwent pilot testing — were selected by a Joint Commission Technical Advisory Panel in partnership with the American Heart Association. 

The mandatory performance measures are:

· CCCIP-01: High-intensity Statin Prescribed at Discharge

· CCCIP-02: Aldosterone Antagonist Prescribed at Discharge

· ACHF-01: Beta-Blocker Therapy (i.e., Bisoprolol, Carvedilol, or Sustained-Release Metoprolol Succinate) Prescribed for LVSD at Discharge)

· ACHF-02: Post-Discharge Appointment for Heart Failure Patients

· ACHF-06: Post-Discharge Evaluation for Heart Failure Patients

Additionally, organizations are being encouraged to begin collecting data on an optional second set of measures.

The optional inpatient performance measures are:

· CCCIP-03: Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral from an Inpatient Setting

· CCCIP-04: Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral for Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction from an Inpatient Setting

· CCCIP-05: Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment-Inpatient

The optional outpatient performance measures are:

· CCCOP-01: Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral from an Outpatient Setting

· CCCOP-02: Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral for Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction from an Outpatient Setting

· CCCOP-03: Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment-Outpatient

· ACHFOP-03: Hospital Outpatient Aldosterone Receptor Antagonists Prescribed for LVSD

·  ACHFOP-06: Hospital Outpatient Discussion of Advance Directives/Advance Care Planning 

Measure specifications are detailed in the Comprehensive Cardiac Certification Performance Measurement Implementation Guide. Any questions regarding the performance measures should be submitted to the Performance Measurement Network Q&A Forum.