The use of national heart failure prevalence data to target a case note review and improve QOF income for a primary care network

A review of 600 patients notes across a PCN produced an immediate increase in QOF income of over £20k, with the biggest increase in income for indicators HF003 to HF008. Better capture of echocardiogram results and accurate coding of these existing results produced the financial gains. The more comprehensive registers across the PCN will allow improved patient care and patient safety, through recall, clinical review and medication optimisation.