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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)347v6: Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Electronic Clinical Quality Measure

Description

eCQM for the 2022 Performance Period

Percentage of the following patients - all considered at high risk of cardiovascular events - who were prescribed or were on statin therapy during the measurement period:

  • All patients with an active diagnosis of clinical ASCVD or ever had an ASCVD procedure.
  • Patients aged >= 20 years at the beginning of the measurement period who have ever had a laboratory result of LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) >=190 mg/dL or were previously diagnosed with or currently have an active diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia.
  • Patients aged 40 to 75 years at the beginning of the measurement period with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

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Short Name
CMS347v6: Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of CVD eCQM