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Table 1 QUEL intervention key performance measures

From: QUality improvement in primary care to prevent hospitalisations and improve Effectiveness and efficiency of care for people Living with coronary heart disease (QUEL): protocol for a 24-month cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care

• Proportion of patients with CHD where LDL has been recorded within the previous 12 months

• Proportion of patients with CHD whose most recent LDL result was less than 2.0 mmol/L

• Proportion of patients with CHD with a recorded BP reading taken within the previous 12 months

• Proportion of patients with CHD whose most recent BP reading, taken within the previous 12 months, was less than or equal to 130/80 mmHg

• Proportion of patients with CHD whose smoking status has been recorded

• Proportion of patients with CHD recorded as a current smoker

• Proportion of patients with CHD who are currently prescribed an anti-platelet agent

• Proportion of patients with CHD who are currently prescribed a statin

• Proportion of patients with CHD who are currently prescribed an ACE inhibitor or ARB

• The proportion of patients with CHD with MBS Items 721 or 732 claimed (GP Management Plans or review)

• Proportion of patients with CHD who have an influenza vaccination recorded within the previous 12 months

  1. CHD Coronary heart disease, LDL Low density lipoprotein, BP Blood pressure, Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, ARB Angiotensin II receptor blockers, MBS Medicare Benefits Scheme, GP General practice
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