Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention


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4	Goal Increase the number of clinics using standardized clinical-quality measures to track differences in high blood pressure control in disparate populations. Description Measuring the number of health care clinics identifying high-risk patients with hypertension or at high risk for developing high blood pressure that are implementing standardized clinical-quality measures to track differences in high blood pressure control between disparate patient populations. IDPH contracts with willing employers, health systems and others that provide health care for to Iowans. This chart shows the number of clinics implementing the measures under contract with the IDPH. Formula Cumulative number of clinics funded by IDPH to develop and implement policy and systems changes to identify, address, and manage patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure who are at high risk for a cardiovascular event. The chart shows the number of new clinics funded by IDPH each fiscal year to develop and implement the described policy and systems changes, and the cumulative number of clinics funded across the years. Data Source IDPH Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program	Goal Increase the number of clinics using standardized, clinical-quality measures to track differences in cholesterol management. Description Measuring the number of health care clinics identifying high-risk patients with high blood cholesterol that are implementing standardized clinical-quality measures to track differences in rates of cholesterol management between patient populations. IDPH contracts with willing employers, health systems and others that provide health care to Iowans. This chart shows the number of clinics implementing the measures under contract with the IDPH. Formula: Cumulative number of clinics funded by IDPH to develop and implement policy and systems changes to identify, address, and manage patients with unmanaged cholesterol who are at high risk for a cardiovascular event. The chart shows the number of new clinics funded by IDPH each fiscal year to develop and implement the described policy and systems changes, and the cumulative number of clinics funded across the years. Data Source IDPH Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program	Goal Increase the number and percent of adults at high risk of cardiovascular events with cholesterol managed by statin therapy. Description Measuring the number and percentage of adult patients served by contracted health systems who are at high risk of cardiovascular events and who have managed their cholesterol with statin therapy in participating health care systems/clinics that provide primary care to adult patients 18 to 85 years old. IDPH contracts with willing employers, health systems and others that provide health care to Iowans to implement policy and systems changes that will improve cholesterol management. Formula The numerator for this measure is the number of adult patients served by contracted health systems who received at least one order for statin therapy during the measurement period. The denominator is the number of adult patients served by those same contracted health systems who meet criteria to be considered at high risk for cardiovascular events. Data Source IDPH Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program	Goal Increase the number and percent of adults with known high blood pressure who have achieved blood pressure control. Description Measuring the number and percentage of adults 18 to 85 at partcipating health care systems/clinics with known high blood pressure who have achieved clinical blood pressure control. IDPH contracts with willing employers, health systems and others that provide health care to Iowans to implement policy and systems changes that will improve high blood pressure control. Formula The numerator for this measure is the number of adult patients served by contracted health systems with a diagnosis of high blood pressure whose blood pressure has been adequately controlled. The denominator is the number of adult patients served by those same contracted health systems with a diagnosis of high bood pressure. Data Source IDPH Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program.