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Table 1 Definition of encounter-based measures of primary healthcare for hyperlipidemia (HL)

From: Automated process assessment of primary healthcare for hyperlipidemia: preliminary findings and implications form Anhui, China

Name of measure

Definition of measure

Number of visits for HL

Episodes of visits to primary healthcare settings with HL being recorded as the first or primary diagnosis.

Rate of visit for HL

Number of visits for HL per 100 population under concern, e.g., per 100 residents, per 100 visits for all health conditions.

Ever-diagnosed HL (EDHL)

A patient was viewed as a patient with EDHL if any of his/her electronic records in the study period had indication that he/she had been diagnosed with HL. Suppose a patient had visited primary healthcare settings 3 times in the study period. If any of the 3 records had indication that he/she had been diagnosed with HL, then he/she was a patient with EDHL.

Currently-noticed HL (CNHL)

A visit was viewed as a visit with CNHL if the record had mentioned HL as eighter a cause/comorbidity for the current visit or as a past disease history.

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Lipids in Health and Disease

ISSN: 1476-511X