I wonder if anyone has had any issues with CHOL004 (cholesterol to target) as the last part of the indicator reads – for multiple readings on the latest date the LDL reading takes priority – we have patients with an absence of LDL-c (too low to calculate) so just a non HDL. Because of this the QOF marker remains in the box unless I code “max tolerated” but I do not want to except them as this is not right – can you help?
This question has come in from a pharmacist. Our recommendation would always be to seek advice from your clinician (as we are not clinical), however, the way around this would be to enter the HDL as the latest entry, this way it would pick up the HDL entry and not the non-calculated LDL.
It may be this issue is area specific and is an issue with your Lab.
