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Quality Indicators for The Indiana Heart Hospital

Indicators are shown below for heart attack care, congestive heart failure care and pneumonia care. Click on an indicator to learn more about it.

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Data period: January - December 2009

Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) care

 

Recipients

Total Patients

Percentage

National

ACE Inhibitor on Discharge

81

81

100%

92%

Aspirin on Arrival

182

183

99%

94%

Aspirin on Discharge

336

338

99%

93%

Beta Blocker on Discharge

316

318

99%

94%

Smoking Cessation

158

158

100%

96%

Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) care

 

Recipients

Total Patients

Percentage

National

ACE Inhibitor or ARB at Discharge

136

138

99%

90%

Discharge Instructions

302

305

99%

78%

Left Ventricular Function Assessment

360

361

100%

90%

Smoking Cessation

76

76

100%

92%

Pneumonia care

 

Recipients

Total Patients

Percentage

National

Antibiotic Within 6 Hours

0

0

0%

NR

Blood Cultures Before Initial Antibiotic

0

0

0%

90%

Blood Cultures Within 24 Hours

0

1

0%

NR

Pneumococcal Vaccination

3

3

100%

80%

Smoking Cessation

1

1

100%

87%

Key

Recipients = Number of patients receiving particular treatment or information
Total Patients = Total number of patients treated for whom a particular treatment is appropriate
National = National Total reported by U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
NR = Not Reported

? = Be careful when drawing conclusions for these hospitals because of the small number of patients treated for this condition.

Patient Satisfaction

At The Indiana Heart Hospital we measure our success in terms of "excellent." Below are four key measurements. As you can see, during the past three years nearly 8 out of 10 patients rated us excellent.

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