Health system quality indicators measurable from the CPTP CVD Survey |
Participants with a family doctor |
Difficulties accessing primary or specialist care |
Weight assessment by a health professional |
Screening for hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia |
Diabetics who have had eyes examined by an ophthalmologist, feet examined, urine protein tested |
Smokers who have been offered smoking cessation counseling and/or stop smoking aids |
Hypertensives who have their blood pressure treated and controlled |
Participants with hyperlipidemia who have been treated with medication to control their blood cholesterol levels |
Participants with atrial fibrillation who have been treated with blood thinners |
Health system indicators measurable from administrative data |
A. Structural variables |
# of family doctors/specialists per capita |
#, costs and types of ambulatory care visits |
#, costs and types of hospitalizations |
B. Processes of Care |
CV and non-CV medications (statins, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, Beta-blockers) |
Laboratory screening rates (lipids, diabetes) |
Lab results (lipids, diabetes) |
ECG, Stress Test, Echo, CT scans, MRI scans |
Cardiac Catheterization |
PCI |
Cardiac Surgery |
C. Outcomes |
Myocardial Infarction (STEMI/NSTEMI, unstable angina) |
Congestive Heart Failure |
Stroke (Ischemic/Hemorrhagic/TIA) |
Death (including cause of death) |
Atrial Fibrillation |
Diabetes and Hypertension |