Abstract: . . .  MPH; Eric Peterson, MD, MPH; and Anne Sales, MSN, PhD (Implementation Research Coordinator). Ischemic Heart Disease QUERI currently focuses on nine conditions that are prevalent and high-risk among veteran patients: chronic heart failure, colorectal cancer, diabetes, HIV/ AIDS, ischemic heart disease , mental health, spinal cord injury,stroke, and substance use disorders. QUERI Fact Sheet June, 2005 Page 2 compliance of users after 12 months. Higher compliance may be due to a number of reasons including: low co-payments . . .
. . .  co-payments and a longer supply (60 and 90 days) of drug refills. Close attention to both LDL mea- surement and treatment (if elevated) for patients with CHD is warranted for quality improvement within the VA. Cardioprotective Medication Use Secondary prevention in coronary heart dis- ease can improve survival and reduce recur- rent events. IHD-QUERI conducted a before and afterstudy of VA patients with documented CHD who had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to compare their cardioprotective medications before the AMI. Results showed that only half of . . .
. . .  VAs Research and Development QUERI Website: www.hsrd.research.va.gov/queri IHD-QUERI direct weblink: www.appc1.va.gov/PS_IHDQueri THE QUERI PROCESS The QUERI process includes six steps: 1 ) identify high-risk/high volume diseases or problems; 2 ) identify best practices; 3 ) define existing practice patterns and outcomes across VA and current varia- tion from best practices; 4 ) identify and implement interventions to promote best . . .
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