Scope and Target Population

Clinical Highlights and Recommendation

•    Initiate a statin with patients who have a history of CHD or CHD risk equivalent.  (Annotation #8)

•    Establish lipid goals based on risk level.  (Annotation #3)

•    Instruct patients on healthy lifestyle and adjunctive measures. (Annotation #2)

•    Patient adherence with recommended therapy should be reinforced during scheduled follow-up.  (Annotations #13,16)

•    LDL goal less than 70 can be considered for patients with established CAD, non-cardiac atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease equivalent. (Annotation #9)

Priority Aims

1.    Increase the percentage of patients with CHD or whose 10-year risk is greater than 20% who are on a statin.

2.    Improve the percentage of patients with or without CHD who meet their lipid treatment goals.

3.    Increase adherence with adjunctive treatment of patients with CHD or CHD risk equivalent through education.

4.    Improve the percentage of patients on lipid-lowering medication who receive regular follow-up care for lipid disorder.

5.    Increase the percent of patients on lipid-lowering therapy who remain on therapy.