Lipid Reduction Counselling in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of enrolled patients between 18 and 74 years of age with coronary artery disease and with LDL levels greater than 2.0 mmol/L or non-HDL levels greater than 2.8 mmol/L within the last 12 months who have received lipid reduction counselling or a prescription for lipid lowering medication within the past 12 months.
Numerator
Enrolled patients between 18 and 74 years of age with coronary artery disease and with LDL levels greater than 2.0 mmol/L or non-HDL level greater than 2.8 mmol/L within the last 12 months who have received lipid reduction counselling or a prescription for lipid lowering medication within the past 12 months.
Denominator
Enrolled patients between 18 and 74 years of age and over with coronary artery disease and with LDL levels greater than 2.0 mmol/L within the last 12 months.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Participating Primary Care providers report data to Primary Care/Community Information Systems