Heart Attack or Chest Pain Process of Care Measures
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Arrival
Heart Attack Patients Given Aspirin at Discharge
Heart Attack Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Heart Attack Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Heart Attack Patients Given Beta Blocker at Discharge
Heart Attack Patients Given Fibrinolytic Medication Within 30 Minutes Of Arrival
Heart Attack Patients Given PCI Within 90 Minutes Of Arrival
Children's Asthma Process of Care Measures
Children Who Received Reliever Medication While Hospitalized for Asthma
Children Who Received Systemic Corticosteroid Medication (oral and IV Medication That Reduces Inflammation and Controls Symptoms) While Hospitalized for Asthma
Children and their Caregivers Who Received a Home Management Plan of Care Document While Hospitalized for Asthma
Heart Failure Patients Given Discharge Instructions
Heart Failure Patients Given an Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic (LVS) Function
Heart Failure Patients Given ACE Inhibitor or ARB for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)
Heart Failure Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got drugs to break up blood clots within 30 minutes of arrival (higher numbers are better)
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who needed specialized care were transferred to another hospital (a lower number of minutes is better)
Outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack who got aspirin within 24 hours of arrival (higher numbers are better)
Average number of minutes before outpatients with chest pain or possible heart attack got an ECG (a lower number of minutes is better)
Surgical Care Improvement Project Process of Care Measures
Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)
Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination
Pneumonia Patients Whose Initial Emergency Room Blood Culture Was Performed Prior To The Administration Of The First Hospital Dose Of Antibiotics
Pneumonia Patients Given Smoking Cessation Advice/Counseling
Pneumonia Patients Given Initial Antibiotic(s) within 6 Hours After Arrival
Pneumonia Patients Given the Most Appropriate Initial Antibiotic(s)
Pneumonia Patients Assessed and Given Influenza Vaccination
Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on the beta blockers during the period just before and after their surgery
Surgery patients who were given an antibiotic at the right time (within one hour before surgery) to help prevent infection
Surgery patients who were given the right kind of antibiotic to help prevent infection
Surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped at the right time (within 24 hours after surgery)
Heart surgery patients whose blood sugar (blood glucose) is kept under good control in the days right after surgery
Surgery patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery, who had hair removed using a safer method (electric clippers or hair removal cream – not a razor)
Surgery patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery.
Surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries
Patients who got treatment at the right time (within 24 hours before or after their surgery) to help prevent blood clots after certain types of surgery