Publications by authors named "Anna Everhart"
Background: Evidence-based guidelines recommend statins as first-line therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services assess compliance with these guidelines through performance and process quality measures.
Purpose: To describe innovative practices to address statin use care gaps, to identify successes and challenges of a pharmacist-led statin initiative, and share quality improvement opportunities related to statin quality metrics.