CBE ID
1519
Endorsement Status
E&M Committee Rationale/Justification
Steward no longer seeking to maintain endorsement
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing infrainguinal lower extremity bypass who are prescribed a statin medication at discharge. This measure is proposed for both hospitals and individual providers.
Measure Specs
General Information
1.7 Measure Type
1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
1.8 Level of Analysis
Numerator
1.14 Numerator
Patients undergoing infrainguinal lower extremity bypass who are prescribed a statin medication at discharge.
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
All patients aged 18 years and older undergoing lower extremity bypass as defined above who are discharged alive, excluding those patients who are intolerant to statins.
Exclusions
Exclusions
Chart documentation that patient was not an eligible candidate for statin therapy due to known drug intolerance, or patient died before discharge.
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Endorsed Surgery Project 2015-2017
Initial Endorsement
Last Updated
Removal Date
Point of Contact
Steward Organization
Society for Vascular Surgery
Steward POC email
SMurphy@vascularsociety.org
Importance
Equity
Feasibility
Scientific Acceptability
Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustment
Use & Usability
Use
6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
6.1.3 Current Use(s)
Public Comments