National Trends in Hospital Performance in Guideline-Recommended Pharmacologic Treatment for Heart Failure at Discharge
JACC: Heart Failure(2024)
Abstract
Background
The use of recommended heart failure (HF) medications has improved over time, but opportunities for improvement persist among women and at rural hospitals.
Objectives
This study aims to characterize national trends in performance in the use of guideline-recommended pharmacologic treatment for HF at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, at which medication copayments are modest.
Methods
Among patients discharged from VA hospitals with HF between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2019, receipt of all guideline-recommended HF pharmacotherapy among eligible patients was assessed, consisting of evidence-based beta-blockers; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, or angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors; mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists; and oral anticoagulation.
Results
Of 55,560 patients at 122 hospitals, 32,304 (58.1%) received all guideline-recommended HF medications for which they were eligible. The proportion of patients receiving all recommended medications was higher in 2019 relative to 2013 (OR: 1.54; 95% CI: 1.44-1.65). The median of hospital performance was 59.1% (Q1-Q3: 53.2%-66.2%), improving with substantial variation across sites from 2013 (median 56.4%; Q1-Q3: 50.0%-62.0%) to 2019 (median 65.7%; Q1-Q3: 56.3%-73.5%). Women were less likely to receive recommended therapies than men (adjusted OR [aOR]: 0.84; 95% CI: 0.74-0.96). Compared with non-Hispanic White patients, non-Hispanic Black patients were less likely to receive recommended therapies (aOR: 0.83; 95% CI: 0.79-0.87). Urban hospital location was associated with lower likelihood of medication receipt (aOR: 0.73; 95% CI: 0.59-0.92).
Conclusions
Forty-two percent of patients did not receive all recommended HF medications at discharge, particularly women, minority patients, and those receiving care at urban hospitals. Rates of use increased over time, with variation in performance across hospitals.
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Key words
heart failure hospitalization,prescribing patterns,quality of care
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