Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease seen within a 12-month period who also have a prior MI or a current or prior LVEF <40% who were prescribed beta-blocker therapy
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General Information
Numerator
Patients who were prescribed beta-blocker therapy
Denominator
All patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease seen within a 12-month period who also have a prior (within the past 3 years) MI or a current or prior LVEF <40%
Exclusions
Denominator Exceptions:
Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing beta-blocker therapy (e.g., allergy, intolerance, other medical reasons).
Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing beta-blocker therapy (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons).
Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing beta-blocker therapy (e.g., other reasons attributable to the health care system).
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