Statins or Combinations Thereof Prescribed to the Myocardial Infarction Patients
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
At least 6 discount prescriptions for statins or combinations thereof for myocardial infarction patients.
Numerator
The number of myocardial infarction patients with at least 6 discount prescriptions for statins or combinations thereof prescribed within 14 months.
Denominator
All patients with myocardial infarction (ODC-10 codes I21, I22, I23, I25.2) who on the current (reviewed) year are on their lists of patients with chronic diseases.
Exclusions
The following cases are excluded; if according to the population register, the person has left Estonia (lives abroad) or the corresponding diagnosis of chronic illness is on the treatment invoice only with the extension "0 - diagnosis unspecified".
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Medical prescription database
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
EHIF website
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Merilind et al. Pay for performance of Estonian family doctors and impact of different practice- and patient-related characteristics on a good outcome: A quantitative assessment