Secondary Prevention of High-Risk Heart Disease in Alberta: Identification, Surveillance, and Management

The Institute of Health Economics conducted an environmental scan to: describe available Alberta data assets to support the identification, surveillance, and management of high-risk patients with known cardiovascular disease; identify preliminary gaps in the available information; and formulate potential strategies to address the gaps identified. This environmental scan represents the first phase in exploring potential strategies for using data assets to support secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Alberta and is intended to provide a common knowledge base across various health partners in preparation for a potential future policy roundtable discussion.  This report was supported by a financial contribution from Novartis as part of the Alberta Secondary Use Data Access Initiative.