Heart Failure Care
Heart Failure Care Quality Measures
(Updated 08/12/2011)
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What is being measured? |
STATE AVERAGE |
National Average |
SEORMC |
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Heart failure patients who receive either a prescription for a medicine called an “ACE inhibitor” or a medicine called an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) when they are discharged from the hospital |
96% |
95% |
75% |
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Heart failure patients who are given advice about stopping smoking while they are in the hospital |
99% |
99% |
100% |
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Heart failure patients who receive specific discharge instructions about their condition |
91% |
89% |
81.1% |
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Heart failure patients who have had the function of the main pumping chamber of the heart (i.e. left ventricle) checked during their hospitalization |
99% |
98% |
100% |
Higher Numbers are better.
Heart Failure is a weakening of the heart’s pumping power. With heart failure your body doesn’t’ get enough oxygen and nutrients to meet its needs. These quality measures show some of the standards of care provided for most adults with heart failure. These processes of care measures tell you how many patients at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center get treatments known to help most adults with heart failure do better and keep from getting worse. The percentage includes only patients whose history and condition indicate the treatment is appropriate.
*Comparative data can also be found at the following site: www.jcaho.org
