Tools and Resources

Our tool repository includes implementation tools and methodologies—because we believe that sharing knowledge will improve our health systems. New tools will be added as they emerge.

Implementation Tools

We provide third party information which may be of benefit. The resources listed under each description are examples and not meant to be an exhaustive list. For more information about the project, please reach out to the corresponding author in the publication or to the project sponsor.

Description

Prompts and reminders can improve healthcare delivery and engagement.

EHR prompts
Pre-visit LDL orders
Patient alerts

Resources Available

PROMPT-LIPID

Shah, Nimish N et al. “Rationale and design of a pragmatic trial aimed at improving treatment of hyperlipidemia in outpatients with very high risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A pragmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID)." American heart journal vol. 253 (2022): 76-85. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2022.07.002. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35841944/

Amgen-Developed Resources

The following resources were developed by Amgen and contain additional information and/or references pertinent to the subject matter.

Patient Identification Guides for electronic health record (EHR) systems to help identify, evaluate and engage patients with cardiovascular disease:

Electronic health record (EHR) Tool Kits for cardiovascular risk management. Using EHR SmartSets, SmartTools, flowsheets, and discharge summaries to support documentation and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease:

To learn more about Amgen resources, please reach out to LATTICEConsortium@amgen.com

Description

Patient Education

Shared decision-making tools: information aids, conversation aids, decision aids
Apps/e-learning
Telehealth

Healthcare Practitioner Education

Education modules
Platform to inform LDL management performance
Newsletters

Resources Available

Patient Materials:

https://www.attackheartdisease.com/cholesterol-resources

Myocardial infarction, Combined-device, Recovery Enhancement (MiCORE)

Marvel, Francoise A et al. "Digital Health Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction." Circulation Cardiovascular quality and outcomes vol. 14,7 (2021): e007741. doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.007741. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34261332/

LOGAN-CV:

McKoy, J Nikki et al. "LOGAN-CV: A Prospective Study of a Multifaceted Intervention Targeting United States Clinicians to Improve Guideline-Based Management of Lipid-Lowering Therapy." Advances in therapy vol. 41,1 (2024): 451-463. doi:10.1007/s12325-023-02716-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37989909/

Florida Cardiovascular Quality Network (FCQN):

FCQN is a quality outcomes registry based on the hypothesis that point of care documentation of angina symptoms, appropriate use criteria (AUC), and risk factor education will assist the provider to improve clinical decisions and quality of care. https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02921464
Seals, A Allen and Chazal, Richard A. “Promoting Initiatives in Quality of Cardiovascular Care: The Complementary Role of ACC National and State Chapters.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology vol. 69,6 (2017): 745-749. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.01.003. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28131662/
Maddox, Thomas M et al. "Solution Sets to Generate Actionable Knowledge for Cardiovascular Care." Journal of the American College of Cardiology vol. 73,25 (2019): 3349-3351. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2019.05.018. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31248557/

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI):

Quality Improvement Toolkit for today's Cath Lab. https://scai.org/clinical-practice/quality-improvement/quality-improvement-tools/quality-improvement-toolkit

Navigators / Care Team Model

Description

Healthcare navigators and holistic care models provide opportunities to reduce barriers to patient care

Resources Available

Blood, Alexander J et al. “Results of a Remotely Delivered Hypertension and Lipid Program in More Than 10 000 Patients Across a Diverse Health Care Network.” JAMA cardiology vol. 8,1 (2023): 12-21. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2022.4018. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36350612/
CDC Change Package. https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/tools-protocols/action-guides/cholesterol-management-change-package/index.html
ALERT-LDL: adherence to guidelines in the treatment of patients with dyslipidemia. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8964538/

Performance Dashboard

Description

Performance dashboards support awareness of progress and areas for improvement

Resources Available

LOGAN-CV:

McKoy, J Nikki et al. “LOGAN-CV: A Prospective Study of a Multifaceted Intervention Targeting United States Clinicians to Improve Guideline-Based Management of Lipid-Lowering Therapy.” Advances in Therapy vol. 41,1 (2024): 451-463. doi:10.1007/s12325-023-02716-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37989909/

Description

Articulation of the benefit of sustained support of implementation strategies adopted into practice of healthcare system management (ie, value proposition, sustainability models, etc)

Resources Available

CDC Cholesterol Management Change Package (CMCP). https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/tools-protocols/action-guides/cholesterol-management-change-package/index.html