Heart Attack Care Quality Measures
The following measures are based on evidence that the practices described in the left column lead to better outcomes for patients who come to a hospital after or during a heart attack.
| Heart Attack Care Quality Measures | Cedars-Sinai (April - June 2007) | All Hospitals Nationwide* (April 2006 - March 2007) |
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| Top 10% Scored | Average | ||
| Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) for left ventricular systolic dysfunction Percent of heart attack patients who receive a prescription for an ACE inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor blocker when discharged from the hospital | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| Advice on quitting smoking Percent of adult heart attack patients who are counseled to quit smoking. | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| Aspirin on arrival Percent of heart attack patients who receive aspirin within 24 hours of arriving at the hospital | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| Aspirin prescribed at discharge Percent of heart attack patients who prescribed aspirin when discharged | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| Beta blocker on arrival Percent of eligible heart attack patients who receive a medicine called a beta-blocker within 24 hours of their arrival at the hospital. | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| Beta blocker prescribed at discharge Percent of eligible heart attack patients prescribed beta-blockers when discharged | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) therapy Percent of heart attack patients with a blocked artery in the heart that is opened with balloon angioplasty (also known as PCI) within 90 minutes of arriving at the hospital | 100% | 88% | 63% |
