The Heart/Stroke Recognition Program, jointly developed by
NCQA and the American Heart Association (AHA/ASA), was launched in 2003. This voluntary program is designed to
recognized physicians who use evidence-based measures and provide excellent
care to persons with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or who have had a stroke.
The Heart Stroke Recognition Program (HSRP) assesses key
quality performance measures that are based on AHA/ASA and American college of Cardiology guidelines for secondary
prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Program measures include:
- Blood
pressure control
- Complete
lipid profile
- Cholesterol
control
- Use of
aspirin or another antithrombotic
- Smoking
status and cessation advice or treatment
HSRP Recognition provides assurance that physicians are
providing high quality, evidenced –based care for their CVD and stroke
patients.
Eligible physicians will abstract data from the charts of CVD/stroke
patients (35 patients for a single applicant) and submit this information to
NCQA for review.