8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke

This chapter will describe the use of performance measures and quality measures in the assessment of the quality of care delivered to patients with acute cardiovascular disease. It gives a brief recap of the major landmarks in the development of the use of performance measures, and goes on to explain the different approaches to measuring processes of care and to measuring outcomes. The utility and construction of composite measures is also described.

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P3415Will less developed countries be capable of giving high-quality universal coverage to cardiovascular disease survivors? Results from a national health survey, Chile ENS 2016–2017

European Heart Journal ◽

10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0289 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

P Margozzini ◽

A Passi ◽

M Kruk ◽

G Danaei

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Health Care ◽

Quality Of Care ◽

National Health ◽

Health Survey ◽

Universal Coverage ◽

National Health Survey ◽

High Quality

Abstract Background Chilean Health System has fully implemented Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for acute cardiovascular events since 2005. Age-adjusted cardiovascular mortality has decreased, but there is limited information about coverage and quality of chronic health care given to cardiovascular disease (CVD) survivors at the national level. Purpose To assess the prevalence and quality of care in Chilean adult CVD survivors. Methods Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017 (ENS 2016–2017) is a random stratified multistage sample of non-institutionalized population over 14 years (n=6240). Age, education, gender, rural/urban and geographical area weighted prevalence of CVD survivors (self-reported medical diagnosis of myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular attack) were calculated. High quality of care was defined as meeting six criteria simultaneously: under 70mg% LDL- C level, statin use, aspirin use, blood pressure under 130/80 mmHg, HgA1C<7 or 8 (>74-year-old) and non-smoking. Quality of care was explored using multivariate linear and logistic regression adjusting by age, gender, education and year of diagnosis (before or after UHC). Results Weighted national prevalence of CVD survivors in over 20-year-old population was 6.1%. The sample size for the CVD survivor analyses was n=455. 28.7% of CVS had their first event before the year 2005 (n=141). Overall 27.9% had LDL-C under 70mg%, 37.8% used statins, 41.4% used aspirin, 37.8% had controlled blood pressure, 78.3% were non-smokers and 84.3% had good glycemic control. National “high quality of care” prevalence in CVD survivors was 0.3%, 0.4% and 0.1% for men and women respectively. LDL and Blood pressure control prevalence (meet both criteria simultaneously) was 4,4%. In the adjusted multivariate model age was associated to a higher number of quality criteria achievement. Conclusion The number of CVD survivors in Chile is a huge challenge for the health care system. Universal coverage does not guarantee the quality of chronic life long care. Specific surveillance in high-risk population is needed to assess the system's effectiveness and accountability. Acknowledgement/Funding ENS 2016-2017 was funded by the chilean Ministry of Health (MINSAL)

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