ACCF/AHA 2009 performance measures for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures (Writing Committee to Develop Performance Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease) developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Family Physicians; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Ass

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2009-09, Vol.54 (14), p.1364-1405
• Main Authors: Redberg, Rita F, Benjamin, Emelia J, Bittner, Vera, Braun, Lynne T, Goff, Jr, David C, Havas, Stephen, Labarthe, Darwin R, Limacher, Marian C, Lloyd-Jones, Donald M, Mora, Samia, Pearson, Thomas A, Radford, Martha J, Smetana, Gerald W, Spertus, John A, Swegler, Erica W
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Benchmarking - standards; Cardiology; Cardiology - standards; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Committees; Endorsements; Hospitals; Humans; Medical research; Performance evaluation; Quality of Health Care - standards
• ISSN: 0735-1097; 1558-3597
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.005

[...]current ACCF/AHA Performance Measures Writing Committees are instructed to consider structures of care, outcomes, and efficiency as complements to process measures. [...]it is within the scope of the writing committee's task to comment, when appropriate, on the strengths and limitations of such external reporting for a particular CVD state or patient population. [...]the metrics contained within this document are categorized as either performance measures or test measures. Name Representation Research Grant Speakers' Bureau/Honoraria/ Expert Witness Stock Ownership/ Equity Interests Consultant/ Advisory Board/ Steering Committee Institutional, Organizational, or Other Financial Benefit Dr Gerald Fletcher Official reviewer--AHA None None None None None Dr Lee Green Official reviewer-- ACCF/AHA Task Force on Performance Measures: Lead reviewer None None None None None Dr Laura Hayman Official reviewer--AHA None None None None None Dr Chittur A. Sivaram Official reviewer--ACCF Board of Governors None * ATS* None None None Dr Janet Wright Official reviewer--ACCF Board of Trustees None None None None None Dr Roger Blumenthal Content reviewer-- ACCF Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Committee * General Electric (fellowship support) None None None None Dr C. Annette DuBard Content reviewer-- individual None None None None None Dr JoAnne M. Foody Content reviewer-- individual None * Johnson & Johnson None None None * Merck * Novartis * Pfizer