Characteristics of participating practices
| Characteristics of respondents from practices with the greatestimprovement in ABCS scores (n=5) | Characteristics of respondents from practices with the leastimprovement in ABCS scores(n=9) | |
| No of providers in the practice | ||
| 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2–5 | 1 | 5 |
| 6–10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11–20 | 0 | 4 |
| Part of larger health system, % yes | 80 | 33 |
| State | ||
| IN | 2 | 2 |
| IL | 2 | 2 |
| WI | 1 | 5 |
| Median number of H3 QI encounters over 12 months (IQR) | 9 (7to 12) | 10 (6to 11) |
| Median percentage improvement on aspirin scores (IQR) | 11%(4%to 30%) | 3%(−20%to 9%) |
| Median percentage improvement on blood pressure scores (IQR) | 7%(0%to 16%) | −3%(−20% to 8%) |
| Median percentage Improvement on cholesterol scores (IQR) | 12%(7%to 32%) | −10%(−15% to −7%) |
| Median percentage improvement on smoking scores (IQR) | 2%(0%to 18%) | 0% (−27% to 6%) |
ABCS, ABCS scores—A=ischaemic vascular disease: use of aspirin or other antithrombotic (CMS164v4); B=controlling high blood pressure (CMS165v4); C=statin therapy for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease (CMS PREV-13); and S=preventive care and screening: tobacco use: screening and cessation intervention (CMS138v4).
H3, Healthy Hearts in the Heartland; QI, quality improvement.