Part B News PQRI series: Quality measures by specialty Use this table to code Cardiology measures

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers quickly identify whether a cardiology encounter may be relevant to PQRI reporting and understand the general structure of the measure table. This is useful for coding, billing, and quality-reporting workflows that depend on specialty-specific guidance.

Article Sections

1. PQRI cardiology measures overview

   Introduces the cardiology-focused quality reporting series and the reporting context for the measures summarized in the article.

2. Heart failure: ACE inhibitor or ARB therapy for LVSD

   Covers the heart-failure quality measure group, including the general reporting categories tied to left ventricular systolic dysfunction and associated coding elements.

3. Coronary artery disease: oral antiplatelet therapy

   Summarizes the CAD measure category and the related diagnosis and visit-code groupings shown in the table.

4. CAD: beta-blocker therapy

   Addresses the CAD measure category for patients with prior myocardial infarction and the related reporting framework presented in the article.

5. Heart failure: beta-blocker therapy

   Summarizes the heart-failure beta-blocker measure and the associated reporting categories listed in the table.

6. Syncope: electrocardiogram

   Covers the syncope measure category and the related emergency-department reporting elements included in the article.

7. Source note and exclusion modifier definitions

   Provides the source reference and the general exclusion modifier framework cited at the end of the article.