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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-lipid-algorithm.pdf
December 14, 2015 - comorbid conditions
Repeat CVD risk evaluation
5-10%, every 2 y
<5%, every 5 y
Advise high-dose statin … statin
Y
Shared decision making
results in statin initiation
or continuation
Y
Y
N
Mediterranean … (stable symptoms of angina or equivalent)
CVA or TIA
Atherosclerotic PVD (Claudication or AAA)
Statin … Dose, by 10-year CVD Risk
10-Year Risk Statin Dose
ASCVD (second prevention) Moderate to high
>10% … Moderate
5-10% (with shared decision making) Moderate
<5% None
Drug Doses
Statin Moderate, mg High
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/measure-handout-mw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - C
No measure
currently
developed
(For
Randomizati
on purposes
only, run
PQRS 163)
Statin … Therapy for the
Prevention and
Treatment of
Cardiovascular Disease
The number of patients with a statin … medication (Statin RXNORM Value
Set) current on the medication list
or prescribed a statin medication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-pcor.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Substantial PCOR evidence shows that taking a statin
medication each day to manage blood cholesterol … People who have already had a heart attack or stroke
have also been shown to benefit from statin use … contraindicated or not tolerated, all patients at high risk
should receive a high- or moderate-intensity statin … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released
recommendations supporting statin use in adults at … disease, those with high LDL cholesterol levels, and
those with diabetes), who have been prescribed a statin
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/physician-survey-post-intervention-nw.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Statin therapy is now recommended for patients who meet one of
the following criteria:
1. …
Patient with a primary elevation of LDL
>190mg/dL should be prescribed a statin … In determining whether to recommend statin therapy, do you prefer a risk cut-off higher than 7.5%
(using … : Off
Primary elevation of LDL >190mg/dL should be prescribed a statin: Off
Diagnosis of DM, between … 40-75 years old, with LDL between 70-189 mg/dl, and no diagnosis of ASCVD should be prescribed a statin
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/member-codebook-baseline.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Statin therapy is now recommended for patients who meet one of the following criteria:
1. … the following statement:
Riskcalc_guidelines
Optional item
In determining whether to recommend statin … include an ACE or ARB for black patients: Off
Patients diagnosed with ASCVD should be prescribed a statin … : Off
Patient with a primary elevation of LDL >190mg/dL should be prescribed a statin: Off
Patient … : Off
In determining whether to recommend statin therapy, I prefer a risk cut-off higher than 7:
5%
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www.ahrq.gov/data/innovations.html
October 01, 2024 - Measures Across Key Characteristics, 2016–2019 (PDF, 1 MB) New — Statistical Brief 4: Variability in Statin … Medicare Beneficiaries Age 65 Years and Older (PDF, 1 MB) New — Statistical Brief 5: Variability in Statin
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/staff-survey-mw.pdf
January 01, 2014 - initiatives such as: a)
Electronic reminders and clinical decision support to prescribe aspirin or a statin … Statin therapy is now recommended for patients who meet one of the following criteria:
A. … Patients diagnosed with ASCVD
should be prescribed a statin 1 2 3 4 5
30. … Patients with a primary elevation
of LDL ≥190 mg/dL should be
prescribed a statin
1 2 3 4 5
31. … 40-75 years old, with
LDL between 70-189 mg/dL, and
no diagnosis of ASCVD should
be prescribed a statin
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/cholesterol-narrative.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Cholesterol Measure Narrative, National Evaluator
Minnesota Cooperative
Resource: Statin
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/member-survey-baseline-nc.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Statin therapy is now recommended for patients who meet
one of the following criteria:
1. … Patients diagnosed with ASCVD should be prescribed a statin.
(Select only one response. … Patients with a primary elevation of LDL >190mg/dL should be prescribed a statin. … of ASCVD or DM, with LDL 70-189 and an estimated 10-year ASCVD
risk ≥ 7.5% should be prescribed a statin … In determining whether to recommend statin therapy, I prefer a risk cut-off higher than 7.5% (using
an
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/stafford-fortmann-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Medical Management of Chronic Diseases
2) Statin prescribing – (Ma 2005) PloS Med
Statin is recommended … National trends in statin use by coronary heart disease
risk category. PloS Med 2005;2(5):e123. … A
review of aspirin and statin therapies. Prevention and Control 2005;1:285-295. … National trends in statin use by coronary heart disease
risk category. PloS Med 2005;2(5):e123. … A
review of aspirin and statin therapies. Prevention and Control 2005;1:285-295.
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/library-of-resources/index.html
April 01, 2021 - could find information by entering the following:
All words (e.g., "congestive heart failure" OR "statin … could enter the following:
All words and certain dates/years (e.g., "congestive heart failure" AND "statin
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/measures-specifications-sw.pdf
December 31, 2017 - following patients—all considered at high risk of cardiovascular events—who were
prescribed or were on statin … It matches the first three groups of patients
that recommended to be on a statin: patients with diabetes … original composite cholesterol measure can now meet the
cholesterol measure requirement by reporting statin … could use a diabetes registry and report the number of
those in the registry that are prescribed a statin
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/member-codebook-6mon-post-intervention.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Statin therapy is now recommended for patients who meet one of the following criteria:
1. … C_guidelines1
Collaboratively determined core
item
Patients diagnosed with ASCVD should be prescribed a statin … between 40-75 years old, with LDL between 70-189 mg/dL, and no
diagnosis of ASCVD should be prescribed a statin … diagnosis of ASCVD or DM, with LDL 70-189 and an estimated 10-year ASCVD risk
≥7.5% should be prescribed a statin … the following statement:
Riskcalc_guidelines
Optional item
In determining whether to recommend statin
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/member-survey-nw.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Statin therapy is now recommended for patients who meet one of
the following criteria:
1. … Patient with a primary
elevation of LDL
>190mg/dL should be
prescribed a statin
Patients with … In determining whether to recommend statin therapy, do you prefer a risk cut-off higher than 7.5%
( … Statin therapy is now recommended for patients who meet one of the following criteria: 1. … In determining whether to recommend statin therapy, do you prefer a risk cut-off higher than 7.5% (using
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/evidencenow.pdf
February 01, 2017 - PATIENTS
Cholesterol Management
57
%
For people at high
risk of heart disease,
57% are prescribed a
statin … 80 90 100%
%
O
F
PR
AC
TI
CE
S
20
15
10
5
0
% OF PATIENTS PRESCRIBED A STATIN
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/evidencenow-baseline.pdf
February 01, 2017 - PATIENTS
Cholesterol Management
57
%
For people at high
risk of heart disease,
57% are prescribed a
statin … 80 90 100%
%
O
F
PR
AC
TI
CE
S
20
15
10
5
0
% OF PATIENTS PRESCRIBED A STATIN
-
www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/decision/mcc/mccpublications.html
May 01, 2014 - Statin prescribing patterns in a cohort of cancer patients with poor prognosis. J Palliat Med. … Geographic variation in statin use for complex acute myocardial infarction patients: evidence of effective … Optimizing the start time of statin therapy for patients with diabetes. Med Decis Making. … The structure of optimal statin initiation policies for patients with Type 2 diabetes. … Optimizing statin treatment decisions for diabetes patients in the presence of uncertain future adherence
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/exh7-4.html
October 01, 2014 - members with diabetes with:
Most recent LDL-C <100 mg/dl or
LDL-C =100 mg/dl and on highest dose statin … or
Statin started or statin increased within 6 mos of last value
Case Data.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/skills-qi-report.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Support Provided:
Quality Improvement (QI)
Stage:
Practice Response:
Plan
☐ Aspirin
☐ Statin … Plan:
Quality Improvement QI Stage:
Practice Response:
Support ProvidedRow1:
Aspirin_2: Off
Statin
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/reporting-instructions-baseline-sw.pdf
June 02, 2025 - diabetes with a fasting
or direct LDL-C level of 70-189 mg/dL; who were prescribed or are already on
statin … dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lv3var6pov8ztg1/Statin Therapy Measure Narrative v2.docx?