Secondary Prevention Medications: Statins
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients on statins at program discharge.
Numerator
The total number of patients enrolled in CR program who were taking statins at 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. 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
Denominator, Exclusions: • Patients who died before being discharged from CR program. • Patients who are re-admitted to hospital before being discharged from CR program. • Patients with a documented reason (medical or patient-centred) for not taking statins (e.g. patients who are statin-resistant).
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)