ACCF/AHA/AMA-PCPI 2011 performance measures for adults with coronary artery disease and hypertension: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the American Medical Association-Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2011-07, Vol.58 (3), p.316-336
• Main Authors: Drozda, Jr, Joseph, Messer, Joseph V, Spertus, John, Abramowitz, Bruce, Alexander, Karen, Beam, Craig T, Bonow, Robert O, Burkiewicz, Jill S, Crouch, Michael, Goff, Jr, David C, Hellman, Richard, James, 3rd, Thomas, King, Marjorie L, Machado, Jr, Edison A, Ortiz, Eduardo, O'Toole, Michael, Persell, Stephen D, Pines, Jesse M, Rybicki, Frank J, Sadwin, Lawrence B, Sikkema, Joanna D, Smith, Peter K, Torcson, Patrick J, Wong, John B
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - therapeutic use; Adult; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary Artery Disease - complications; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology; Coronary Artery Disease - therapy; Coronary vessels; Heart attacks; Humans; Hypertension - complications; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - physiopathology; Hypertension - therapy; Medication Adherence; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Outpatients; Performance evaluation; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Quality Indicators, Health Care - standards; Smoking Cessation; United States
• ISSN: 0735-1097; 1558-3597
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.05.002

Performance measures also vary in the degree of evidence supporting their use and in the information available about how their implementation may affect provider behaviors. [...]it is within the scope of the writing committee's task to comment, when appropriate, on the strengths and limitations of external reporting for a particular cardiovascular disease state or patient population. [...]the metrics contained within this document are categorized as either "performance measures" or "quality measures." [...]the present measures address not only whether important cardiac risk factors such as hypertension and lipids are "treated" but whether these are "controlled" to target goals.