Cardiac Learning and Action Network
The Cardiac Learning and Action Network (LAN) will consist of stakeholders, medical experts, community partners and physician offices that will come together for the purpose of implementing and spreading better practice through peer-to-peer learning and solution sharing. The LAN will provide critical technical assistance to providers, partners and health advocates.
The Cardiac LAN will focus on the following:
- Blood Pressure Control
- Percentage of patients with Medicare with coronary artery disease or peripheral vascular disease whose most recent blood pressure during the measurement year was <140/90 mm Hg
- Lipids Management
- Percentage of patients with Medicare with ischemic vascular disease whose most recent LDL-C screening had a result of <100
- Aspirin
- Percentage of patients with Medicare with ischemic vascular disease who have documentation of use of aspirin or other antithrombotic during the 12-month measurement period
- Smoking
- Percentage of patients with Medicare who receive smoking cessation counseling
Million Hearts Campaign
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are the co-leaders of Million Hearts within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, working alongside other federal agencies including the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Food and Drug Administration. Key private-sector partners include the American Heart Association, and YMCA, among others.
Million Hearts is a national initiative designed to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes in the United States over the next five years. The campaign encourages people to lose weight, stop smoking, control blood pressure, reduce cholesterol and manage diabetes.
KFMC will work with physician offices, clinics and other providers to create a Learning and Action Network that will focus on the elements of “ABCS” – Aspirin for people at risk, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol management and Smoking cessation. If interested in partnering with KFMC on this project, please contact Cathy Cordova at ccordova@ksqio.sdps.org
Visit the Million Hearts website at http://millionhearts.hhs.gov or click here to view the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Press Release from September 13, 2011.
