CD002 - Cardiovascular disease, age 80+, no frailty BP 150/90 mmHg or less (or equivalent)

CD002 - Cardiovascular disease, age 80+, no frailty BP 150/90 mmHg or less (or equivalent)

The codes referenced in this article are taken from the NHS Technology Reference Update Distribution (TRUD).  Not all of these may be present or selectable in all clinical systems.
The information contained within this article is from version 50 of the Business Rules for Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF).                                                                                  

Indicator definition

Indicator ID

Description

CD002

The percentage of patients with coronary heart disease and/or stroke/TIA, aged 80 years or over, without moderate or severe frailty in whom the last blood pressure reading (measured in the preceding 12 months) is 150/90 mmHg or less, (or equivalent home blood pressure reading)

What do the business rules mean?

What makes a patient eligible?

Patients are eligible for the CD002 denominator if they are on the STIA or CHD registers and are at least 80 years old with no moderate or severe frailty.

How to achieve the indicator

To meet the criteria for CD002, eligible patients must have met one of the following requirements:
  1. a latest blood pressure measured in clinic (ie: one that is not ambulatory or home-based) that was at most 150/90mmHg
  2. a latest blood pressure which was from an ambulatory test that was at most 145/85mmHg
  3. a latest blood pressure measured at home by the patient that was at most 145/85mmHg

What will remove patients from eligibility?

  1. Patients who have been coded as receiving maximal blood pressure therapy in the contract year 
  2. Patients for whom STIA or CHD quality care was unsuitable in the contract year
  3. Patients who chose not to have their blood pressure recorded or undertake home blood pressure or ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
     in the contract year
  4. Patients who chose not to receive STIA or CHD quality indicator care in the contract year
  5. Patients who have been invited twice for STIA or CHD (as long as they have the condition) at least 7 days apart for review with no subsequent blood pressure reading
  6. Patients whose most recent BP reading in the contract year was followed by two invites for STIA or CHD (as long as they have the condition)  (ie: a raised result which needs re-checking)
  7. Patient who were diagnosed with hypertension in the last 9 months of the contract year
  8. Patients who were newly registered with the practice in the last 9 months of the contract year


Notes
If a patient achieves the indicator at any point during the year, any exclusions that have also been added are ignored.

What are the common pitfalls/what do I need to watch out for?

Alert
Separately coded systolic and diastolic values (especially for a clinic based reading) may not be counted towards the indicator. 
  1. Ensure all clinicians are aware of the coding requirements.
  2. Ensure all clinicians are aware of the blood pressure target thresholds and their impact on the indicator, especially towards the end of the contract year.

SNOMED codes used in this indicator

Warning
The codes referenced in this article are taken from the NHS Technology Reference Update Distribution (TRUD).  Not all of these may be present or selectable in all clinical systems.

Codes for moderate frailty (MODFRAILTY_COD)

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925831000000107Moderate frailty

Codes for severe frailty (SEVFRAILTY_COD)

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925861000000102Severe frailty

Clinic blood pressure readings (CLINBP_COD)

120 codes so truncated:
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163020007O/E - blood pressure reading
386536003Systemic blood pressure
407556006Lying systolic blood pressure
6797001Mean blood pressure
251076008Non-invasive arterial pressure
23154005Diastolic arterial pressure above reference range
1105331000000106Blood pressure measurement using oscillometric monitoring device with opportunistic atrial fibrillation detection
386534000Arterial blood pressure
170582005O/E - check high BP
271871003BP reading labile
400974009Standing systolic blood pressure
313005002O/E - BP reading: no postural drop
72313002Systolic arterial pressure

Codes for home or ambulatory blood pressure readings (HOMEAMBBP_COD)

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413606001Average home systolic blood pressure
213031000000105Ambulatory systolic blood pressure
314438006Minimum systolic blood pressure
314446007Average day interval systolic blood pressure
2181381000000109Average ambulatory systolic blood pressure
1162737008Self reported systolic blood pressure
723236006Minimum blood pressure
314462001Average 24 hour diastolic blood pressure
116711000000107Blood pressure recorded by patient at home
31446300624 hour blood pressure
2181371000000107Average ambulatory blood pressure
314442009Minimum night interval systolic blood pressure
314449000Average 24 hour systolic blood pressure
31446500424 hour diastolic blood pressure
413153004Blood pressure recorded by patient at home
314454009Minimum day interval diastolic blood pressure
213051000000103Ambulatory diastolic blood pressure
198091000000104Ambulatory diastolic blood pressure
314447003Minimum 24 hour systolic blood pressure
1162735000Self reported diastolic blood pressure
164783007Ambulatory blood pressure recording
314440001Average systolic blood pressure
723232008Average blood pressure
314451001Minimum diastolic blood pressure
314461008Average day interval diastolic blood pressure
141947003Ambulatory blood pressure recording
314460009Average night interval diastolic blood pressure
121281000000107Blood pressure recorded by patient at home
314445006Average night interval systolic blood pressure
14784500124 hr blood pressure monitoring
314455005Minimum night interval diastolic blood pressure
413605002Average home diastolic blood pressure
1285115008Average home blood pressure
337061000000109Self measured blood pressure reading
31446400024 hour systolic blood pressure
198081000000101Ambulatory systolic blood pressure
2181391000000106Average ambulatory diastolic blood pressure
335661000000109Self measured blood pressure reading
213061000000100Ambulatory diastolic blood pressure
314456006Minimum 24 hour diastolic blood pressure
337501000000104Self measured blood pressure reading
213041000000101Ambulatory systolic blood pressure
314441002Minimum day interval systolic blood pressure
17059900624 hr blood pressure monitoring
314453003Average diastolic blood pressure

Codes for maximal blood pressure (BP) therapy (HTMAX_COD)

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1303422008On maximum tolerated dose of antihypertensive therapy
407567007Patient on maximal tolerated antihypertensive therapy

Codes for STIA quality indicator care unsuitable for patient (STIAPCAPU_COD)

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716581000000101Excepted from stroke quality indicators - patient unsuitable

Codes for CHD quality indicator care unsuitable for patient (CHDPCAPU_COD)

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717111000000104Excepted from CHD quality indicators - patient unsuitable

Codes indicating the patient has chosen not to have blood pressure procedure (BPDEC_COD)

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413123006Blood pressure procedure declined

Codes indicating patient chosen not to undertake home blood pressure measurement (HBPM) (HOMEBPDEC_COD)

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1085031000000100Home blood pressure monitoring declined

Codes indicating patient chosen not to undertake ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) (ABPMDEC_COD)

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861231000000105Ambulatory blood pressure recording declined

Codes indicating the patient has chosen not to receive STIA quality indicator care (STIAPCADEC_COD)

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716021000000109Excepted from stroke quality indicators - informed dissent

Codes indicating the patient has chosen not to receive CHD quality indicator care (CHDPCADEC_COD)

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716091000000107Excepted from CHD quality indicators - informed dissent

Invite for STIA review codes (STIAINVITE_COD)

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143471000000105QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) stroke and transient ischaemic attack quality indicator-related care invitation using preferred method of communication
415631003Stroke/transient ischaemic attack monitoring third letter
1110981000000104QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) stroke and transient ischaemic attack quality indicator-related care invitation
717241000000108Stroke/transient ischaemic attack monitoring telephone invitation
415629007Stroke/transient ischaemic attack monitoring second letter
417540008Stroke/transient ischaemic attack monitoring invitation
415628004Stroke/transient ischaemic attack monitoring first letter
417059002Stroke/transient ischaemic attack monitoring verbal invitation
1109921000000106QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) quality indicator-related care invitation

Invite for CHD review codes (CHDINVITE_COD)

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248461000000107Coronary heart disease monitoring telephone invitation
143451000000101QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) secondary prevention of coronary heart disease quality indicator-related care invitation using preferred method of communication
1110881000000106QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) secondary prevention of coronary heart disease quality indicator-related care invitation
401251008Coronary heart disease monitoring 2nd letter
401253006Coronary heart disease monitoring verbal invitation
1083121000000102Coronary heart disease monitoring invitation
401250009Coronary heart disease monitoring first letter
1109921000000106QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) quality indicator-related care invitation
401252001Coronary heart disease monitoring 3rd letter
1083131000000100Coronary heart disease monitoring invitation email