Health Equity Achievement in Radiation Therapy Score

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** The HEART score, similar to an ECOG Performance Status scoring system, would establish standard criteria for measuring whether the patient is at high risk for experiencing health care disparities during their course of radiation therapy treatment and follow up. A HEART score that meets a specific threshold would trigger a HEART payment modifier that will be appended to the Start of Episode claim, generating an additional payment for wraparound services to address health care disparities that are currently not billable.

**Synonyms:** - HEART (aligns to ASTRO Health Policy recommendations)