Advanced Certification in Heart Failure
A Certificate of Distinction that recognizes exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for heart failure patients.
What does advanced certification in heart failure require?
Structure
Organizations must comply with Joint Commission standards for disease-specific care:
- Program management
- Clinical information management
- Delivering or facilitating clinical care
- Supporting self-management
- Measuring and improving performance.
Implementation
Advanced Certification in Heart Failure requires the use of Get With The Guidelines.
Organizations are eligible for this advanced certification program with Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Bronze Level performance or higher.
Outcome
A commitment to continuous improvement is essential. Advanced Certification in Heart Failure requires that a program collect data on the four Joint Commission core measures for heart failure (at a minimum) and use this information for ongoing performance improvement efforts.
Criteria developed in collaboration with the American Heart Association.
More information is available for download from the DSC Toolkit.