FIRST APPLICATION / LDL CHOLESTEROL

A result near the goal.
Evidence worth
a closer look.

AN ILLUSTRATIVE LIPID PANEL
Total cholesterol150HDL-C45Triglycerides180
All values in mg/dL
Reported LDL-C69 mg/dL
Documented goal<70 mg/dL

GOVERN note: the available evidence does not consistently support the below-goal conclusion. The reported value is unchanged, and the clinician decides what follows.

THE LDL-C WORKFLOW

When does another
measurement add value?

A reported LDL-C is derived from the same lipid inputs. A separately performed assay uses a different analytical method—but different does not automatically mean more accurate.

EXISTING EVIDENCE

Routine lipid panel
+ reported LDL-C

Review the source information available and how close the result is to the goal.

POTENTIAL COMPLEMENT

A separately performed
direct LDL-C assay

Record a separate method result beside the reported value and show its source clearly.

INDEPENDENT COMPARISON

Beta-quantification
(BQ)

Compare threshold classifications while keeping the reference result distinct from source origin.

This comparison supports evidence review. It does not recommend additional testing or make a clinical decision.
A BOUNDED STARTING POINT

A laboratory claim.
Not a treatment decision.

One defined threshold

GOVERN’s first application assesses evidence for an LDL-C classification below 70 mg/dL. It does not assign an individual patient’s treatment goal.

Institution-controlled workflow

Pilot scope is agreed with the institution. GOVERN does not change laboratory results, order clinical tests, or authorize treatment or payer actions.

Evidence boundary

GOVERN keeps numerical estimates, source information, and independent reference comparisons distinct. It does not make treatment or testing decisions.

PRODUCT PILOT PARTNERSHIPS

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