Secondary Prevention Medications: Anti-Platelet Agents Other Than ASA
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients on anti-platelet agents other than ASA (i.e. Clopidogrel/Prasugrel/Ticagrelor) at time of CR program discharge.
Numerator
The total number of patients enrolled in CR program who have an indication for anti-platelets as per CCS guidelines taking anti-platelet agents other than ASA (i.e. Clopidogrel/Prasugrel/Ticagrelor) at time of CR program discharge. Enrolment is defined as patient attendance at a first CR program visit. Program discharge is defined as patient participated in at least some of the program and the file was closed out by the CR team.
Denominator
The total number of patients discharged from the CR program who have an indication for other anti-platelet agents. Program discharge is defined as patient participated in at least some of the program and the file was closed out by the CR team.
Exclusions
Denominators. Exclusions: • Patients who died before being discharged from CR program. • Patients who are readmitted to hospital before being discharged from CR program. • Patients with a documented reason (medical or patient-centred) for not taking other anti-platelet agents.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Program databases and/or Canadian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Grace SL, Poirier P, Norris CM, Oakes GH, Somanader DS, Suskin N. Pan-Canadian development of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention quality indicators. Can J Cardiol. 2014;30(8):945-8.
Technical Specifications
Original references: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0828282X14002335?via%3Dihub#appsec3
Extracted data from supplementary material: ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0828282X14002335-mmc1.pdf
Link to Measurement Tools
Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Registry (Cardiologica) (Not publically available and likely used via pay wall. )