Aspirin at arrival
Aspirin can help keep blood clots from forming and dissolve blood clots
that can cause heart attacks.
- This measure shows the percent of heart attack patients who were
given (or took) aspirin within 24 hours of arrival at the hospital
Aspirin prescribed at discharge
Taking aspirin may help prevent further heart attacks.
- This measure shows the percent of heart attack patients who are
prescribed aspirin at discharge.
ACE inhibitor for LVSD
ACE inhibitors and are medicines used to treat decreased heart function,
heart attacks or heart failure.
LVSD stands for left ventricular systolic dysfunction. When the heart’s
left ventrical does not function properly, the risk for additional
heart attacks increases.
- This measure shows the percent of heart attack patients who are
prescribed ACE inhibitors at discharge.
Adult smoking cessation advice/ counseling
Smoking is linked to heart attacks. Quitting may help prevent another
heart attack.
- This measure shows the percent of heart attack patients with a
history of smoking cigarettes, who are given smoking cessation advice
or counseling during a hospital stay.
Beta blocker prescribed at discharge
Beta blockers are a type of medicine used to lower blood pressure,
treat chest pain and heart failure, and to help prevent a heart attack.
- This measure shows the percent of heart attack patients who are
prescribed a beta blocker at discharge.
Beta blocker at arrival
Beta blockers are a type of medicine used to lower blood pressure,
treat chest pain and heart failure, and to help prevent a heart attack.
- This measure shows the percent of heart attack patients who were
given (or took) a beta blocker within 24 hours of arrival at the
hospital
Thrombolytic agent within 30 min of
arrival
Blood clots can cause heart attacks. Doctors may give this medicine
or perform a procedure to open the blockage. In some cases, they do
both.
- This measure shows the percent of heart attack patients who received
thrombolytic therapy during the hospital stay and having a time from
hospital arrival to thrombolysis of 30 minutes or less.
Using the tables as a guide for these three areas, you can see our
progress year to year and quarter to quarter.
If you have any questions about the information provided on this site,
please contact Health Alliance Quality Management Services at QualityManagementServices@healthall.com.
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