Broadcasted from ACC 2024: Web App Could Improve Statin Therapy Without Need for Clinician Prescription

A study examines use of a web application to improve access to nonprescription statin therapy highlights the potential of digital interventions in improving population-level health.

Results of the 6-month prospective study indicate use of the Technology Assisted Self-Selection (TASS) web application, which leveraged a digital patient questionnaire to determine if a patient was eligible for statins, was able to recommend statin therapy in concordance with clinician assessment in more than 90% of patients, with 84.5% of patients achieving an LDL-C reduction of 20% or greater.

Source: MDMag

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