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Hospital-Based Patient Care

Physicians who provide hospital care for patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (Acute MI), Heart Failure, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, or Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia:
  • Cardiologists
  • Critical Care Physicians
  • General Internists who provide hospital care
  • Hospitalists
  • Pulmonologists
Recommended Number to Complete Enter 1 set of hospital or ICU level data for MI, CHF, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, or Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia *
1 Quality environment survey
1 Examine work process section
MOC Credits 20
Category 1 CME Credits 20

*Data already collected by hospital for reporting to CMS/JCAHO may be used for MI, CHF or CAP. Many hospitals are already collecting data on Prevention of Ventilator Associated-Pneumonia as part of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 Lives Campaign; these data can be used to complete the module, or physicians may collect the data themselves.



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