The percentage of individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease presumed to be of atherosclerotic origin, who are prescribed statin therapy that had a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) for statin medications of at least 0.8 during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Individuals with CVD who had at least two prescription drug claims for statins and have a PDC for statin medications of at least 0.8
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1.15 Denominator
Individuals at least 21 years of age as of the beginning of the measurement period with CVD (including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease presumed to be of atherosclerotic origin) and at least two claims for statins during the measurement period (12 consecutive months)
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Exclusions
Not Applicable
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Cardiovascular Project 2014-2015Initial EndorsementLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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ICD-10 codes are copyright © World Health Organization (WHO), Fourth Edition, 2010.
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Risk Adjustment
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)6.1.3 Current Use(s)
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