ACE-I (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor) or ARB (Angiotensin Receptor Blocker) for Heart Failure
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
ACE-I or ARB prescription within 1 y for people with heart failure
Numerator
Number of people with ACE-I or ARB prescription within 1 y for people with heart failure
Denominator
Number of people with heart failure
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a nationally representative annual survey of the civilian non-institutionalised population in the US by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The MEPS has an overlapping panel design in which each year a new panel was drawn from households responding to the previous year's National Health Interview Survey. Participants completed 5 rounds of in-person interviews, a self-administered questionnaire, and the Diabetes Case Survey (if applicable) over 2 years.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
MEPS Household Component public use data files (including documentation and codebooks) are released on meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/ on a regular annual schedule. Also available online at the AHRQ Data Centre, or at one of the Federal Statistical Research Data Centres (but not stratified for dementia). Researchers with approved projects can access household component data files not available for public use
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Gotanda, H., Nuckols, T., Mori, K., & Tsugawa, Y. (2021). Comparison of the Quality of Chronic Disease Management between Adults with and without Dementia. JAMA Network Open, 4(5), e21962