Best Practice Sharing Meeting August 19, 2011 LDL Control Best Practice Sharing Meeting August 19, 2011
Why is LDL control a challenging measure? “Every three month” measure Dependent on patient commitment to care Medication adherence Price Side effects Drug interactions Lifestyle change Follow through with lab work
Addressing Uncontrolled LDL Quality Team (NCM, Quality Asst, Quality Clerk) Identifies outliers by running report for review by PCP Contacts uncontrolled patients on case-by-case basis MD-targeted interventions Monthly CSI MD meeting to review performance and data Stress target Encourage referrals to NCM, nutritionist
Collecting and Reporting Data Our DM template populates the note with the most recent LDL value and date Lab interface into reportable field Non-interfacing labs: Quality data entry Endocrine outreach
Conclusion Patient adherence is a barrier Patient interaction with non-PCP professionals is important Data does not always reflect effort Hillside’s Quality team regularly examines and responds to data