Use of ACE inhibitors in appropriate
residents with heart failure.
This indicator was monitored in residents
with systolic dysfunction. In a
large long-term care study, Gambassi
et al. (2000) demonstrated only 25%
of residents with congestive heart failure
received ACE inhibitors. The
goal at the facility was to optimize the
use of ACE inhibitors or alternatively
the use of angiotensin receptor blockers
if an ACE inhibitor was contraindicated.
The health system goal
for this indicator was 80% use of
ACE inhibitors or documented
exception to use of the drug.